1The formation of dew, or the time of the evening when dew begins to form.
〈诗/文〉露水的凝结;(傍晚)开始结露的时间
Example sentencesExamples
It is night moving in the streets, the processional salt slow musical wind in Coronation Street and Cockle Row, it is the grass growing on Llareggub Hill, dewfall, starfall, the sleep of birds in Milk Wood.
Next take some furled red roses, 300 or 400, clean, fresh and culled before dewfall.
1.1The film of dew covering an area.
覆盖某一表面的薄露
the school lawn was lightly dusted with dewfall
Example sentencesExamples
The total amount of dewfall may be equivalent to the water gained through precipitation at this time of year: around 80 mm each summer month.
Planting this close to the ocean presents a few problems, among them salty dewfall and constant humidity.
Definition of dewfall in US English:
dewfall
nounˈd(j)ufɔlˈd(y)o͞ofôl
literary
1The formation of dew, or the time of the evening when dew begins to form.
〈诗/文〉露水的凝结;(傍晚)开始结露的时间
Example sentencesExamples
Next take some furled red roses, 300 or 400, clean, fresh and culled before dewfall.
It is night moving in the streets, the processional salt slow musical wind in Coronation Street and Cockle Row, it is the grass growing on Llareggub Hill, dewfall, starfall, the sleep of birds in Milk Wood.
1.1The film of dew covering an area.
覆盖某一表面的薄露
the school lawn was lightly dusted with dewfall
Example sentencesExamples
The total amount of dewfall may be equivalent to the water gained through precipitation at this time of year: around 80 mm each summer month.
Planting this close to the ocean presents a few problems, among them salty dewfall and constant humidity.