moonlight
noun [ U ] uk/ˈmuːn.laɪt/ us/ˈmuːn.laɪt/
B2 月光
the pale light of the moon
The young lovers sat in the moonlight. 年轻的情侣们坐在月光下。
Idiom
do a moonlight flitidiom UK informal (尤指为躲债而)潜逃,偷偷逃掉
to leave secretly, especially to avoid paying money that you owe
When he discovered the police were after him, he did a moonlight flit. 当他发现警察在追踪他时,就偷偷逃掉了。
moonlight
verb [ I ] uk/ˈmuːn.laɪt/ us/ˈmuːn.laɪt/ moonlighted
(尤指瞒着雇主)从事第二职业,兼职
to work at an extra job, especially without telling your main employer
A qualified teacher, he moonlighted as a cabbie in the evenings to pay the rent. 他是个有执教证书的教师,晚上兼职开出租车以赚钱付房租。