evening 音标拼音: ['ivnɪŋ]
n . 傍晚,晚上;晚会;后期,末期,衰落期
傍晚,晚上;晚会;後期,末期,衰落期
evening n 1 :
the latter part of the day (
the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall ); "
he enjoyed the evening light across the lake " [
synonym : {
evening }, {
eve },
{
even }, {
eventide }]
2 :
a later concluding time period ; "
it was the evening of the Roman Empire "
3 :
the early part of night (
from dinner until bedtime )
spent in a special way ; "
an evening at the opera "
Evening \
E "
ven *
ing \,
n . [
AS . [=
ae ]
fnung .
See {
even },
n .,
and cf .
{
Eve }.]
1 .
The latter part and close of the day ,
and the beginning of darkness or night ;
properly ,
the decline of the day ,
or of the sun .
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In the ascending scale Of heaven ,
the stars that usher evening rose .
--
Milton .
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Note :
Sometimes ,
especially in the Southern parts of the United States ,
the afternoon is called evening .
--
Bartlett .
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2 .
The latter portion ,
as of life ;
the declining period ,
as of strength or glory .
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Note :
Sometimes used adjectively ;
as ,
evening gun . "
Evening Prayer ." --
Shak .
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{
Evening flower } (
Bot .),
a genus of iridaceous plants ({
Hesperantha })
from the Cape of Good Hope ,
with sword -
shaped leaves ,
and sweet -
scented flowers which expand in the evening .
{
Evening grosbeak } (
Zo ["
o ]
l .),
an American singing bird ({
Coccothraustes vespertina })
having a very large bill .
Its color is olivaceous ,
with the crown ,
wings ,
and tail black ,
and the under tail coverts yellow .
So called because it sings in the evening .
{
Evening primrose }.
See under {
Primrose }.
{
The evening star },
the bright star of early evening in the western sky ,
soon passing below the horizon ;
specifically ,
the planet Venus ; --
called also {
Vesper }
and {
Hesperus }.
During portions of the year ,
Mars ,
Jupiter ,
and Saturn are also evening stars .
See {
Morning Star }.
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Even \
E "
ven \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Evened };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Evening }]
1 .
To make even or level ;
to level ;
to lay smooth .
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His temple Xerxes evened with the soil . --
Sir .
W .
Raleigh .
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It will even all inequalities --
Evelyn .
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2 .
To equal . [
Obs .] "
To even him in valor ." --
Fuller .
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3 .
To place in an equal state ,
as to obligation ,
or in a state in which nothing is due on either side ;
to balance ,
as accounts ;
to make quits ;
to make equal ;
as ,
to even the score . --
Shak .
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4 .
To set right ;
to complete .
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5 .
To act up to ;
to keep pace with . --
Shak .
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44 Moby Thesaurus words for "
evening ":
accommodation ,
adjustment ,
afternoon ,
balancing ,
close of day ,
cockshut ,
coordination ,
crepuscular ,
dimpsy ,
dusk ,
duskiness ,
duskness ,
dusky ,
equalization ,
equalizing ,
equating ,
equation ,
equilibration ,
eve ,
even ,
evening up ,
evensong ,
eventide ,
gloaming ,
grayness ,
harmonization ,
integration ,
nightfall ,
party ,
reception ,
regularization ,
salon ,
setting sun ,
shut of day ,
soiree ,
sundown ,
sunset ,
sunsetty ,
symmetrization ,
the expiring day ,
twilight ,
twilighty ,
vesper ,
vespertine
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