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the part of the day between the afternoon and the time you go to bed 晚上；傍晚 Remember to call me this evening. 今晚记得给我打电话。 We haven't spoken to him since yesterday evening. 从昨晚开始我们就没和他说过话。 I'll see you tomorrow evening. 我明天晚上来看你。 Come over on Thursday evening. 星期四晚上过来。 - in the evening
What do you usually do in the evening? 你晚上通常干什么？ Mosquitoes usually bite in the early evening. 蚊子通常在傍晚叮咬。 - for the evening
She's going to her sister's for the evening. 她打算晚上到姐姐家去。 - on the evening of
on the evening of May 15 在 5 月 15 日晚上 He hardly spoke throughout the evening. 整个晚上他几乎不说话。 We spent many enjoyable summer evenings together. 我们一起度过了许多愉快的夏日夜晚。 I found it in the pocket of the jacket I had been wearing the previous evening. 我在前一天晚上穿的夹克口袋里找到了它。 The evening meal is served at 7 p.m. 晚餐在晚上7点供应。 She watched the evening news at 6 p.m. as usual. 她在下午6点看晚间新闻。像往常一样。 As the evening wore on, Sam became more and more unhappy. 随着时间的推移，萨姆变得越来越不开心。 Jim's comedy routine was the highlight of the evening's entertainment. 吉姆的喜剧表演是当晚娱乐的亮点。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1Evening was falling by the time we reached the house. 我们到家时，天已经黑了。 He spent the entire evening chatting with friends. 他整晚都在和朋友闲聊。 I don't want to ruin your evening. 我不想破坏你晚间的时光。 It was early evening and very still. 日暮时份，万籁俱寂。 The two spent a romantic evening together. 两人共度了一个浪漫之夜。 We spent the evening walking around the town. 我们在镇上四处逛，消磨夜晚时光。 We started our evening by watching TV. 晚上我们先看的电视。 What a way to end an evening! 一晚上竟然这样结束了！ You deserve an occasional evening out. 你该偶尔晚上出去玩玩。 a popular place to hang out on weekday evenings 一个平日晚上聚一聚的好去处 thoroughly enjoying a quiet evening at home 在家彻底享受一个宁静的夜晚 the cool evening air 夜晚凉爽的空气 I'll come and see you this evening. 我今天晚上过来看你。 The evening performance begins at 7.30. 晚上的演出7点30分开始。 The ball would take place the following evening. 舞会将在第二天晚上举行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- this
- tomorrow
- yesterday
- …
- spend
- begin
- start
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- progress
- wear on
- light
- sky
- star
- …
- during the evening
- for an/the evening
- in the evening
- …
- an evening off
- an evening out
- good evening
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an event of a particular type happening in the evening 晚会；晚间活动 a musical evening at school (= when music is performed) 学校的音乐晚会 the school parents' evening (= when parents are invited to talk to teachers about their children's progress) 学校家长晚会
Extra ExamplesProspective students were invited to the school's open evening. 有入学意向者获邀参加学校的开放晚会。 He hosted the evening in front of a celebrity audience. 他主持了这次晚会，台下全是知名人士。 The club will hold a social evening to welcome new members. 俱乐部将举行联欢晚会来欢迎新成员。 The orchestra opened the evening with an overture. 管弦乐队以一首序曲拉开了晚会的序幕。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- gala
- musical
- social
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- hold
- host
- open
- …
- clothes
- dress
- gown
- …
- during the evening
- for the evening
Word OriginOld English ǣfnung ‘dusk falling, the time around sunset’, from ǣfnian ‘approach evening’, from ǣfen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch avont and German Abend.