sun·set
noun/ˈsʌnset/
/ˈsʌnset/
- [uncountable] the time when the sun goes down and night begins
日落；傍晚 - at sunset Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered.
每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb2- We walked along the beach at sunset.
日落时分，我们在沙滩上漫步。 - After sunset the temperature drops.
日落后气温下降了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- brilliant
- glorious
- …
- admire
- watch
- against the sunset
- at sunset
- sunset over
- …
- the glow of the sunset
- ride off into the sunset
- sail off into the sunset
- …
- at sunset Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered.
- [countable] the colours in the part of the sky where the sun slowly goes down in the evening
晚霞 - a spectacular sunset
绚烂的晚霞
Extra ExamplesTopics Spaceb2- The trees were black against the sunset.
树木在落日的衬托下显出黑色的轮廓。 - They sat in the last glow of the sunset.
他们在落日的余晖下坐着。 - a beautiful sunset over the bay
海湾上空美丽的日落 - At the end he gets back on his horse and rides off into the sunset.
最后，他重新骑上马，驶向夕阳。 - We sat by the river and watched the sunset.
我们坐在河边看晚霞。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- beautiful
- brilliant
- glorious
- …
- admire
- watch
- against the sunset
- at sunset
- sunset over
- …
- the glow of the sunset
- ride off into the sunset
- sail off into the sunset
- …
- a spectacular sunset
- [countable] a fixed period of time after which a law or the effect of a law will end
（法律的）自动废止期，效力消减期 - There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.
新税种的有效施行期限为五年。
- There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.