sunset

英 [ˈsʌnset]

美 [ˈsʌnset]

n.  日落; 傍晚; 晚霞; (法律的)自动废止期，效力消减期
adj.  霞红色的; 浅橘红色的; 衰落的; 最后期的; 定期废止的
v.  (使)定期届满废止

复数：sunsets　

高考CET4CET6考研TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.7738 / COCA.5739

牛津词典

noun

• 日落；傍晚
  the time when the sun goes down and night begins
  1. Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered.
     每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
• 晚霞
  the colours in the part of the sky where the sun slowly goes down in the evening
  1. a spectacular sunset
     绚烂的晚霞
• （法律的）自动废止期，效力消减期
  a fixed period of time after which a law or the effect of a law will end
  1. There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.
     新税种的有效施行期限为五年。

adj.

• 霞红色的；浅橘红色的
  used to describe a colour that is like one of the colours in a sunset
  1. sunset yellow
     日落黄
• 衰落的；最后期的
  used to describe sth that is near its end, or that happens at the end of sth
  1. This is his sunset tour after fifty years as a singer.
     这是他五十年歌手生涯结束前最后一次巡回演出。
• 定期废止的
  designed to end or to end sth after a fixed period of time
  1. a two-year sunset clause in the new law
     新法律中的一条实施期限为两年的“落日条款”

verb

• （使）定期届满废止
  to end or to end sth after a fixed period of time
  1. The tax relief will sunset after a year.
     税款减免将在一年后废止。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 日落(时分);傍晚;黄昏
  Sunsetis the time in the evening when the sun disappears out of sight from the sky.
  1. The dance ends at sunset.
     舞会在日落时分结束。
• N-COUNT 晚霞;落日余晖
  Asunsetis the colours and light that you see in the western part of the sky when the sun disappears in the evening.
  1. There was a red sunset over Paris.
     巴黎的天空映着红色的晚霞。

英英释义

noun

• the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
• atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
• the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
  Synonym:sundown

adj

• of a declining industry or technology
  1. sunset industries

双语例句

• The author tried to depict the splendor of the sunset.
  作家试图摹写落日的光彩。
• There is no sunset however beautiful, no joke however funny, no movie, no meal that I can enjoy only by myself
  如果我孤独一人，那么无论看到多么美丽的日落，听到多么好笑的笑话，看任何电影，品任何佳肴，我都不会有一丝感觉。
• The dance ends at sunset.
  舞会在日落时分结束。
• If you wept for the missing sunset, you would miss all the shining stars.
  如果为着错过落日而陨涕，那么就要错过群星了。
• A red sunset signifies fine weather.
  红色的晚霞预示着晴朗的天气。
• Thanks to the angle at which he stood, he could just see the sunset
  由于站的位置视角好，他刚好能看见日落。
• The sunset glow tinted the sky red.
  晚霞染红了天空。
• Rosy morning clouds indicate rain, and a rosy sunset means fine weather.
  早霞主雨，晚霞主晴。
• Sunset Boulevard was originally conceived by Wilder as an astringent satire on Hollywood.
  怀尔德最初是想把《日落大道》拍成一部对好莱坞的辛辣讽刺片。
• It's almost sunset, but it's still so hot.
  太阳已经平西了，还这么热。