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 was a red sunset over Paris.
  巴黎的天空映着红色的晚霞。
• 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。
• We reached harbour at sunset.
  日落时我们抵达了港口。
• Dusk falls after sunset.
  暮色昏沉。
• A bright moving object appeared in the sky at sunset.
  日落西山时，天空出现了一个移动的发亮物体。
• The dance ends at sunset.
  舞会在日落时分结束。
• Sunset clouds tinted the western sky with gorgeous colours.
  晚霞把西半边天空点画得绚丽万分。
• Rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.; Sunset clouds float with the lone wild ducks.
  落霞与孤鹜齐飞。
• He drew a word picture of a South Pacific sunset.
  他对南太平洋上的日落作了生动逼真的描写。