gloaming
noun [ S or U ] often literary uk/ˈɡləʊ.mɪŋ/ us/ˈɡloʊ.mɪŋ/
黄昏,薄暮,暮色
the time of day when it is becoming dark but is not yet fully dark
I walked home in the gloaming, with the city lights coming on. 我在暮色中向家走去,城市的灯光也亮了起来。
Gloaming lasts a very short time here in the depths of winter. 在这里的深冬时节,黄昏的时间很短。
Synonyms: dusktwilight
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- The painting created the ambience of a city park in the gloaming, caught between night and day.
- The distant mountains loomed faintly in the gloaming.
- The autumnal gloaming fell upon Westminster.
- Phrases fill the writer's head as he strolls through the summertime woods at gloaming.
- The problem of batsmen not being able to see the ball adequately in the late-afternoon gloaming has led to unnecessary and frustrating loss of time in Test matches this season.