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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

sunset ['s^nsεt]
  1. 1. noun [u] (time) 傍晚
  2. 2. noun [c] (sky) 日落
    at sunset
    傍晚

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

sunset [ˈsʌnset]
  1. 1. n.[u] 日落时分傍晚黄昏
  2. 2. n.[c] 日落景色晚霞
  3. 3. n.[c/u] 日落
  4. 4. adjective 没落的;衰退
  5. 5. adjective 到期自动结束的;定期废止

Collins English-English Dictionary

sunset ['s^n"sεt]
  1. 1. n sundown the time at which the sun sets at a particular locality
  2. 2. n the daily disappearance of the sun below the horizon
  3. 3. n the atmospheric phenomena accompanying this disappearance
  4. 4. n the final stage or closing period, as of a person's life

Examples

The sailors set out after sunset.
海员在日落后起航。
We watched a spectacular sunset at the beach.
我们在海边欣赏了非常壮观的日落。
She did a beautiful watercolor of a sunset while in France.
她在法国时画了一幅漂亮的日落水彩画。
The cowboy mounted his horse and rode off into the sunset.
牛仔上马,在夕阳中远去了。
There was still a lot of day left before the sunset.
离日落还有很长一段时间。
We wanted to see the sunset but the sky was too cloudy.
我们想看日落,但是天太阴了。
I am standing on a mountain ledge wathching the sunset.
我站在山的岩架上看日落。
They decided to ride off into the sunset.
他们决定骑马离去,奔向夕阳。
A trip down Sunset had seemed like a good idea.
日落之旅,听起来像个好主意。

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