afternoon
英 [ɑ?ft?'nu?n]
美[,?ft?'nun]
- n. 午后，下午
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?afternoons;
英文詞源
- afternoon (n.)
- c. 1300, from after + noon. In 15c.-16c., the form was at afternoon; from c. 1600 it has been in the afternoon. Middle English also had aftermete "afternoon, part of the day following the noon meal," mid-14c.
雙語例句
- 1. They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 school-children for an afternoon.
- 他們一個下午成功接待了80名學童。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was a marvellous afternoon with a huge turnout of people.
- 那是個美妙的下午，出席人數(shù)眾多。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The President met this afternoon with his top military advisers.
- 總統(tǒng)今天下午會見了他最得力的軍事顧問。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon.
- 這發(fā)生在11月一個陰沉的下午，斯坦福德橋上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The fighting began in the late afternoon and continued all night.
- 戰(zhàn)斗在傍晚時分打響，持續(xù)了一夜。
來自柯林斯例句