eve

英 [iːv] 美 [iːv]

• n. （重大节日的）前夜；前夕
• Eve.
• n. 夏娃（圣经中的第一个女人）

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C](宗教节日或假日的)前日,前夕

   day or evening before a religious festival or holiday

2. [C](重大事件发生的)前一刻

   time just before an important event

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 前夕
2. 前夜
3. 前一刻
4. <书>傍晚
5. 黄昏
6. 节日前夕
7. 关头
8. 夏娃（世界上第一个女人亚当的妻子）
9. 前日
10. 伊娃夏娃（女子名）

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英英释义

Noun:

1. (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

2. the day before;

   "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
   

3. the period immediately before something;

   "on the eve of the French Revolution"
   

4. the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall);

   "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. What will they do on Christmas Eve?
   他们在圣诞夜将做什么事？
2. The country was on the eve of the First Revolution.
   当时全国处于第一次革命的前夜。
3. We went to the church to celebrate Christmas Eve.
   我们去教堂庆祝圣诞前夕。
4. He gave up on the eve of success.
   他在大功告成之前放弃了。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Eve tempted Adam and he fell.
   夏娃诱惑亚当，结果他犯了罪。
2. Father was cutting the grass, and meanwhile mother was planting roses.
   父亲在剪草,母亲在种玫瑰。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. We'll have a party on New Year's Eve.
   我们将在除夕举行晚会。
2. On Christmas Eves we go to grandma's home.
   每当圣诞夜我们都到祖母家去。
3. December 31st is New Year's Eve.12
   月31日是除夕。
4. He felt sick on the eve of the race.
   他在比赛前病了。

经典引文

• The poet's death on the eve of the Dardanelles campaign.

  出自： V. Brittain

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• celebrate New Year's E- 欢庆除夕

名词+～

• Christmas E- 圣诞夜
• New Year's E- 除夕夜

介词+～

• on the eve of the general election〔examination, sailing〕 在大选〔考试,航海〕前夕

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. eve不仅指晚上,而且也可指白天, eve前的介词须用on。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

eve, evening

• 这两个词的共同意思是“晚上”“夜里”。其区别是：
• 1.evening指从日落至就寝前的一段时间; eve通常指某节日或重大事件的“前夜”或“前夕”。试比较:
• We're giving a party on Christmas evening.
• 我们将在圣诞节晚上举行晚会。
• We're giving a party on Christmas Eve.
• 我们将在圣诞节前夜举行晚会。
• 2.eve在文学作品或诗词中也可指“傍晚”; evening还可引申指“晚会”。

近反义词

【近义词】

• threshold 门槛
• vigil 守夜
• before 在 ... 以前
• night 夜晚
• day 白天
• eventide 黄昏
• even 平坦的
• evening 晚上