sunset

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon. countable,uncountable
    — at sunset
  2. The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset. countable,uncountable
  3. The final period of the life of a person or thing. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — one's sunset years
  4. A set termination date. attributive,countable,uncountable
    — The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.
  5. The region where the sun sets; the west. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To phase out. transitive
    — We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.

词形变化

sunsets plural sunsets present,singular,third-person sunsetting participle,present sunsetted participle,past sunsetted past

词汇关系

近义词
dusk sundown nightfall twilight last terminal
反义词
sunrise
衍生词
Harlem sunset Murray-sunset postsunset ride off into the sunset Sunset Beach sunset clause sunset crop sunset flip sunset industry sunset law sunsetlike sunset moth sunset orange Sunset Park sunset prayer sunset provision sunset shell Sunset Strip sunset town sunsetty sunset years

词源

词源 1
From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.
词源 2
From Middle English son-sett, Sonne set, equivalent to sun + set. In Gower's Confessio Amantis, before 1393.
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