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 \
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n . [
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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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EVENING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of EVENING is the latter part and close of the day and early part of the night How to use evening in a sentence
Afternoon vs. Evening: Its Time to Differentiate - YourDictionary If you're doing something in the afternoon vs the evening, you're probably doing it before the sun sets Take a closer look at the time difference here
Evening - definition of evening by The Free Dictionary The evening is the part of each day between the end of the afternoon and the time when you go to bed You refer to the evening of the present day as this evening Come and have dinner with me this evening I came here this evening because I wanted to be on my own
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EVENING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary EVENING meaning: 1 the part of the day between the end of the afternoon and night: 2 a friendly way of greeting… Learn more
EVENING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary The evening is the part of each day between the end of the afternoon and the time when you go to bed All he did that evening was sit around the flat Supper is from 5 00 to 6 00 in the evening Towards evening the carnival entered its final stage
Evening - Wikipedia The exact times when evening begins and ends are subjective and depend on location and time of year In some cases, evening is considered to begin during daylight; before sunset
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evening - Wiktionary, the free dictionary evening (countable and uncountable, plural evenings) Toward evening, there was heavy rain I met my wife on a summer's evening in 1999 Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it
What does evening mean? - Definitions. net Evening refers to the period of time between late afternoon and night, typically spanning from late afternoon or early evening until late evening or dusk It is characterized by the declining daylight and the transition towards darkness or nighttime