sunset

英 [ˈsʌnset]

美 [ˈsʌnset]

n.  日落; 傍晚; 晚霞; (法律的)自动废止期，效力消减期
adj.  霞红色的; 浅橘红色的; 衰落的; 最后期的; 定期废止的
v.  (使)定期届满废止

复数：sunsets　

Collins.2 / BNC.7738 / COCA.5739

牛津词典

noun

日落；傍晚
the time when the sun goes down and night begins
1. Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered.
  每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
晚霞
the colours in the part of the sky where the sun slowly goes down in the evening
1. a spectacular sunset
  绚烂的晚霞
（法律的）自动废止期，效力消减期
a fixed period of time after which a law or the effect of a law will end
1. There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.
  新税种的有效施行期限为五年。

adj.

霞红色的；浅橘红色的
used to describe a colour that is like one of the colours in a sunset
1. sunset yellow
  日落黄
衰落的；最后期的
used to describe sth that is near its end, or that happens at the end of sth
1. This is his sunset tour after fifty years as a singer.
  这是他五十年歌手生涯结束前最后一次巡回演出。
定期废止的
designed to end or to end sth after a fixed period of time
1. a two-year sunset clause in the new law
  新法律中的一条实施期限为两年的“落日条款”

verb

（使）定期届满废止
to end or to end sth after a fixed period of time
1. The tax relief will sunset after a year.
  税款减免将在一年后废止。

N-UNCOUNT 日落(时分);傍晚;黄昏
Sunsetis the time in the evening when the sun disappears out of sight from the sky.
1. The dance ends at sunset.
  舞会在日落时分结束。
N-COUNT 晚霞;落日余晖
Asunsetis the colours and light that you see in the western part of the sky when the sun disappears in the evening.
1. There was a red sunset over Paris.
  巴黎的天空映着红色的晚霞。

noun

the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
Synonym:sundown

adj

We fade in the closing music as the hero rides off into the sunset.
随着主人公朝着落日骑马而去，我们渐渐加大结尾音乐的音量。
If you wept for the missing sunset, you would miss all the shining stars.
如果为着错过落日而陨涕，那么就要错过群星了。
Dusk falls after sunset.
暮色昏沉。
Rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.; Sunset clouds float with the lone wild ducks.
落霞与孤鹜齐飞。
Rosy morning clouds indicate rain, and a rosy sunset means fine weather.
早霞主雨，晚霞主晴。
We went to the sea and saw a spectacular sunset last night.
昨天我们去了海边，看到了美丽壮观的落日。
The astronomical clock, invented by the Chinese scientist Su Song over 800 years ago, was the first of its kind in the world. It gave the correct time of the day and night, as well as the sunrise and the sunset.
中国科学家苏颂800多年前发明的天文钟是世界上最早的天文钟。它能自动报告昼夜时刻和日出、日落等情况。
Sunset clouds tinted the western sky with gorgeous colours.
晚霞把西半边天空点画得绚丽万分。
Sunset sail. Turned into a moonlight sail.
日落航行，结果变成了月色航行。
Thanks to the angle at which he stood, he could just see the sunset
由于站的位置视角好，他刚好能看见日落。