学个词Learn a Word 第1077期 Twilight

今天我们要学的词是twilight¹。 Twilight, 意思是黄昏时分的，引伸为晚年的，晚期的。 "The book is about a man who found his true love in his twilight years," 这本书讲的是一个迟暮之年的老人找到了自己的真爱。 "The governor adopted a slate² of new policies in the twilight of his term," 州长在任期结束前采纳了一系列新政策。在美国失业大军中，不少是55岁以上人口。 "People in the twilight of their careers are starting to worry that they might never find another job," 很多离退休年龄不远的人担心，自己恐怕再也找不到工作了。好的，今天我们学习的词是twilight...
 

1 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

2 slate   

n.板岩，石板，石片，石板色，候选人名单；adj.暗蓝灰色的，含板岩的；vt.用石板覆盖，痛打，提名，预订

参考例句：

• The nominating committee laid its slate before the board.提名委员会把候选人名单提交全体委员会讨论。
• What kind of job uses stained wood and slate? 什么工作会接触木头污浊和石板呢？