eve

noun

1. （尤指宗教节假日的）前夜，前夕
   the day or evening before an event, especially a religious festival or holiday
   1. Christmas Eve (= 24 December)
      圣诞前夕（12月24日）
   2. a New Year's Eve party (= on 31 December)
      除夕晚会
   3. on the eve of the election
      在选举前夕
2. 傍晚；黄昏
   evening

1. See also: ...on the eve of his 27th birthday. Christmas Eve New Year's Eve

1. On New Year's Eve I usually give a party, which is always chaotic.
   我通常在除夕举行派对，总是很闹。
2. On the eve of the poll, campaigning was bitter.
   在投票前夕，竞选活动如火如荼。
3. 'Send her away,' Eve said in a cold, hard voice.
   “把她打发走。”伊芙冷酷无情地说道。
4. On the eve of the Revolution, the colonies produced thirty thousand tons of crude iron a year.
   独立战争前夕，北美十三州每年生产3万吨生铁。
5. On New Year's Eve he confided that he had suffered rather troubling chest pains
   新年前夜，他诉说他胸口疼得相当厉害。
6. Eve nodded, almost approvingly. 'Exactly.'
   伊芙几乎赞同地点了点头。“确实如此。”
7. At some time or other Eve had obviously put the fear of God into her.
   显然伊芙时不时有意吓唬她一下。
8. At Christmas the visitors began their circuit of dropping in on the eve of the feast day.
   圣诞节时，客人们在节日前夜开始逐家拜节。
9. Eve, squinting at the clock, saw it was just on 7 a.m
   伊夫眯着眼瞥了一下钟，看到差不多是早上7点钟。
10. Eve isn't the type to sit around doing nothing
    伊芙不是那种喜欢坐在那里无所事事的人。
11. The protest comes on the eve of two days of talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sponsored by the United Nations.
    抗议活动发生在联合国组织的于埃塞俄比亚首都亚的斯亚贝巴进行的为期两天的会谈即将开始前。
12. Richard had turned up on Christmas Eve with Tony
    理查德和托尼在圣诞夜一道露面了。
13. Tramcars ran throughout the night on New Year's Eve.
    有轨电车除夕通宵行驶。
14. Eve took the blame for the mistake.
    伊夫承担这个错误的责任。
15. The thread they spin is fine and eve.
    她们纺的线又细又匀。
16. We caroused all through the night on new year's eve.
    除夕大伙儿闹了一夜。
17. We all went to a party on New Year's Eve.
    我们都去参加了除夕晚会。
18. Adam and Eve me, he is not you.
    相信我，他和你不般配。
19. I realize it's Christmas eve.
    我在圣诞前夕认识到。
20. Wayne and Melissa were married on New Year's Eve that year.
    韦恩和梅丽莎在那年的新年前夕结婚了。
21. We went shopping on New Year's Eve.
    新年前夕我们去逛街了。
22. Yesterday, the Christmas Eve, Xiaoqiao and I went to the Nanjing Road.
    昨天，平安夜，和小乔去了南京路。
23. That's right, you weren't here Christmas eve.
    对了，圣诞节前你不在这儿。
24. I spent a lonely Christmas Eve and Christmas day this year though I got him.
    今年我度过了一个孤独的平安夜和圣诞节，虽然有他在身边。
25. Is that like our New Year's Eve?
    和我们的新年前夜一样吗？
26. Basically, it's all about food on Christmas Eve& Day.
    基本上，圣诞前夕和圣诞节是在大吃大喝中渡过的。
27. They held a party on New Year's Eve.
    他们在除夕举行了晚会。
28. I have attended Community Evening for the New Year's Eve with my family in the recent years.
    近几年，我和我的家人还参加了社区的除夕狂欢晚会。
29. I had a blast on New Year's Eve with my cousins.
    除夕夜那晚我和我的表兄妹们玩得很开心。

noun

1. the day before
   1. he always arrives on the eve of her departure

2. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
   1. he enjoyed the evening light across the lake

   Synonym:    eveningeveneventide

3. the period immediately before something
   1. on the eve of the French Revolution