sunset

noun

1. 日落；傍晚
   the time when the sun goes down and night begins
   1. Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered.
      每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
2. 晚霞
   the colours in the part of the sky where the sun slowly goes down in the evening
   1. a spectacular sunset
      绚烂的晚霞
3. （法律的）自动废止期，效力消减期
   a fixed period of time after which a law or the effect of a law will end
   1. There is a five-year sunset on the new tax.
      新税种的有效施行期限为五年。

adj.

1. 霞红色的；浅橘红色的
   used to describe a colour that is like one of the colours in a sunset
   1. sunset yellow
      日落黄
2. 衰落的；最后期的
   used to describe sth that is near its end, or that happens at the end of sth
   1. This is his sunset tour after fifty years as a singer.
      这是他五十年歌手生涯结束前最后一次巡回演出。
3. 定期废止的
   designed to end or to end sth after a fixed period of time
   1. a two-year sunset clause in the new law
      新法律中的一条实施期限为两年的“落日条款”

verb

1. （使）定期届满废止
   to end or to end sth after a fixed period of time
   1. The tax relief will sunset after a year.
      税款减免将在一年后废止。

1. N-UNCOUNT 日落(时分);傍晚;黄昏
   Sunset is the time in the evening when the sun disappears out of sight from the sky.
   1. The dance ends at sunset.
      舞会在日落时分结束。
2. N-COUNT 晚霞;落日余晖
   A sunset is the colours and light that you see in the western part of the sky when the sun disappears in the evening.
   1. There was a red sunset over Paris.
      巴黎的天空映着红色的晚霞。

1. Thanks to the angle at which he stood, he could just see the sunset
   由于站的位置视角好，他刚好能看见日落。
2. Sunset Boulevard was originally conceived by Wilder as an astringent satire on Hollywood.
   怀尔德最初是想把《日落大道》拍成一部对好莱坞的辛辣讽刺片。
3. There is no sunset however beautiful, no joke however funny, no movie, no meal that I can enjoy only by myself
   如果我孤独一人，那么无论看到多么美丽的日落，听到多么好笑的笑话，看任何电影，品任何佳肴，我都不会有一丝感觉。
4. We worked from sunup to sunset.
   我们从日出工作到日落。
5. The dance ends at sunset.
   舞会在日落时分结束。
6. There was a red sunset over Paris.
   巴黎的天空映着红色的晚霞。
7. He looked for the dramatic, like the sunset in this painting, and painted it with great verve
   他追求画面的恢宏壮观——就像这幅画里的落日——而且创作时充满激情。
8. Rosy morning clouds indicate rain, and a rosy sunset means fine weather.
   早霞主雨，晚霞主晴。
9. The astronomical clock, invented by the Chinese scientist Su Song over 800 years ago, was the first of its kind in the world. It gave the correct time of the day and night, as well as the sunrise and the sunset.
   中国科学家苏颂800多年前发明的天文钟是世界上最早的天文钟。它能自动报告昼夜时刻和日出、日落等情况。
10. The sunset rivals the sunrise in beauty.
    日落可与日出媲美。
11. It's almost sunset, but it's still so hot.
    太阳已经平西了，还这么热。
12. The sunset glow is just like a picture.
    晚霞恰如一幅图画。
13. The author tried to depict the splendor of the sunset.
    作家试图摹写落日的光彩。
14. Dusk falls after sunset.
    暮色昏沉。
15. The sunset glow tinted the sky red.
    晚霞染红了天空。
16. He drew a word picture of a South Pacific sunset.
    他对南太平洋上的日落作了生动逼真的描写。
17. Rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.; Sunset clouds float with the lone wild ducks.
    落霞与孤鹜齐飞。
18. We fade in the closing music as the hero rides off into the sunset.
    随着主人公朝着落日骑马而去，我们渐渐加大结尾音乐的音量。
19. A red sunset signifies fine weather.
    红色的晚霞预示着晴朗的天气。
20. Only a trace of sunset glow remained on the horizon.
    天边只留下一抹残照。
21. If you wept for the missing sunset, you would miss all the shining stars.
    如果为着错过落日而陨涕，那么就要错过群星了。
22. A bright moving object appeared in the sky at sunset.
    日落西山时，天空出现了一个移动的发亮物体。
23. Sunset clouds tinted the western sky with gorgeous colours.
    晚霞把西半边天空点画得绚丽万分。
24. Sunset sail. Turned into a moonlight sail.
    日落航行，结果变成了月色航行。
25. We reached harbour at sunset.
    日落时我们抵达了港口。
26. We went to the sea and saw a spectacular sunset last night.
    昨天我们去了海边，看到了美丽壮观的落日。
27. The sky darkened after sunset.
    日落后天变黑了。
28. Sunset changed the colour of the sky.
    落日改变了天空的色彩。
29. We got a sunset here.
    我在这里看到了日落。
30. I enjoy standing in the balcony watching the sunrise and the sunset.
    我喜欢站在阳台上看日出和夕阳。

noun

1. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

3. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

   Synonym:    sundown

adj

1. of a declining industry or technology
   1. sunset industries