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 realize it's Christmas eve.
  我在圣诞前夕认识到。
• 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。
• Richard had turned up on Christmas Eve with Tony
  理查德和托尼在圣诞夜一道露面了。
• 'Send her away,' Eve said in a cold, hard voice.
  “把她打发走。”伊芙冷酷无情地说道。
• The thread they spin is fine and eve.
  她们纺的线又细又匀。
• 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。
• On the eve of the poll, campaigning was bitter.
  在投票前夕，竞选活动如火如荼。
• 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。
• We went shopping on New Year's Eve.
  新年前夕我们去逛街了。
• 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。