eve

英 [iːv]

美 [iːv]

n.  (尤指宗教节假日的)前夜，前夕; 傍晚; 黄昏

复数：eves　

CET4考研TEM4

Collins.2 / BNC.5529 / COCA.6991

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指宗教节假日的）前夜，前夕
  the day or evening before an event, especially a religious festival or holiday
  1. Christmas Eve (= 24 December)
     圣诞前夕（12月24日）
  2. a New Year's Eve party (= on 31 December)
     除夕晚会
  3. on the eve of the election
     在选举前夕
• 傍晚；黄昏
  evening

柯林斯词典

• See also:...on the eve of his 27th birthday.Christmas EveNew Year's Eve

英英释义

noun

• the day before
  1. he always arrives on the eve of her departure
• the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
  1. he enjoyed the evening light across the lake
  Synonym:eveningeveneventide
• the period immediately before something
  1. on the eve of the French Revolution

双语例句

• The protest comes on the eve of two days of talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sponsored by the United Nations.
  抗议活动发生在联合国组织的于埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴进行的为期两天的会谈即将开始前。
• Eve, squinting at the clock, saw it was just on 7 a.m
  伊夫眯着眼瞥了一下钟，看到差不多是早上7点钟。
• On New Year's Eve I usually give a party, which is always chaotic.
  我通常在除夕举行派对，总是很闹。
• Yesterday, the Christmas Eve, Xiaoqiao and I went to the Nanjing Road.
  昨天，平安夜，和小乔去了南京路。
• At Christmas the visitors began their circuit of dropping in on the eve of the feast day.
  圣诞节时，客人们在节日前夜开始逐家拜节。
• Basically, it's all about food on Christmas Eve& Day.
  基本上，圣诞前夕和圣诞节是在大吃大喝中渡过的。
• We went shopping on New Year's Eve.
  新年前夕我们去逛街了。
• I have attended Community Evening for the New Year's Eve with my family in the recent years.
  近几年，我和我的家人还参加了社区的除夕狂欢晚会。
• Richard had turned up on Christmas Eve with Tony
  理查德和托尼在圣诞夜一道露面了。
• Eve took the blame for the mistake.
  伊夫承担这个错误的责任。