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- evening ['iːvnɪŋ]
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1.
n
the latter part of the day, esp from late afternoon until nightfall
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2.
n
the latter or concluding period
- the evening of one's life
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3.
n
the early part of the night spent in a specified way
- an evening at the theatre
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4.
n
an entertainment, meeting, or reception held in the early part of the night
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5.
n
[Southern US and Brit]
[dialect]
the period between noon and sunset
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6.
n
[modifier]
of, used, or occurring in the evening
- the evening papers
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7.
n
See also evenings
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8.
n
[Etymology]
Old English
æ fnung; related to Old Frisiane vend, Old High Germana band
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1.
n
the latter part of the day, esp from late afternoon until nightfall
Examples
- along toward evening
- 将近黄昏时分 → along
- a musical evening
- 音乐晚会 → evening
- How is the evening going?
- 那一晚过得怎样? → go
- a quiet evening at home
- 家中宁静的一晚 → quiet
- evening stock
- 夜紫罗兰 → stock
- Come evening, he will return.
- 夜幕来临时，他就回来。 → come
- They talk round the problem all evening.
- 整个晚上他们都在不着边际地谈这个问题。
- We started dating the evening that we went to the opera.
- 我们就是在去剧院那晚开始约会的。
- You ought to be ashamed of the way you behaved yesterday evening .
- 你应该为你昨晚的表现而感到惭愧。 → behave
- When I was a child, I used to go to the river and bathe in the evening.
- 小时候，我常常在傍晚时去河里游泳。 → bathe
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