eve

英 [iːv]

美 [iːv]

n.  (尤指宗教节假日的)前夜，前夕; 傍晚; 黄昏

复数：eves　

CET4考研TEM4

Collins.2 / BNC.5529 / COCA.6991

牛津词典

noun

• （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
• 傍晚；黄昏
  evening

柯林斯词典

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

英英释义

noun

• the day before
  1. he always arrives on the eve of her departure
• 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
• the period immediately before something
  1. on the eve of the French Revolution

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We went shopping on New Year's Eve.
  新年前夕我们去逛街了。
• 'Send her away,' Eve said in a cold, hard voice.
  “把她打发走。”伊芙冷酷无情地说道。
• Eve nodded, almost approvingly. 'Exactly.'
  伊芙几乎赞同地点了点头。“确实如此。”
• We caroused all through the night on new year's eve.
  除夕大伙儿闹了一夜。
• They held a party on New Year's Eve.
  他们在除夕举行了晚会。
• We all went to a party on New Year's Eve.
  我们都去参加了除夕晚会。
• 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。