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。
• Is that like our New Year's Eve?
  和我们的新年前夜一样吗？
• Eve took the blame for the mistake.
  伊夫承担这个错误的责任。
• Eve nodded, almost approvingly. 'Exactly.'
  伊芙几乎赞同地点了点头。“确实如此。”
• I had a blast on New Year's Eve with my cousins.
  除夕夜那晚我和我的表兄妹们玩得很开心。
• Richard had turned up on Christmas Eve with Tony
  理查德和托尼在圣诞夜一道露面了。
• Basically, it's all about food on Christmas Eve& Day.
  基本上，圣诞前夕和圣诞节是在大吃大喝中渡过的。
• The thread they spin is fine and eve.
  她们纺的线又细又匀。
• We all went to a party on New Year's Eve.
  我们都去参加了除夕晚会。
• 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。