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 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。
• They held a party on New Year's Eve.
  他们在除夕举行了晚会。
• Richard had turned up on Christmas Eve with Tony
  理查德和托尼在圣诞夜一道露面了。
• We went shopping on New Year's Eve.
  新年前夕我们去逛街了。
• Adam and Eve me, he is not you.
  相信我，他和你不般配。
• 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。
• That's right, you weren't here Christmas eve.
  对了，圣诞节前你不在这儿。
• Tramcars ran throughout the night on New Year's Eve.
  有轨电车除夕通宵行驶。
• The thread they spin is fine and eve.
  她们纺的线又细又匀。
• Eve nodded, almost approvingly. 'Exactly.'
  伊芙几乎赞同地点了点头。“确实如此。”