twilight

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Sáng sớm / Tối muộn khi trời chưa tối hẳn

BrE /ˈtwaɪ.lɪft/ AmE /ˈtaɪ.lɪft/

noun en → vi

1 TIME OF DAY [singular] A2

Sáng sớm / Tối muộn khi trời chưa tối hẳn

the time just before the sun rises or after it sets, when there is a little light in the sky but it is not completely dark

  • at twilight

Collocations twilight of the day · twilight hours

  • We arrived at twilight.

    Chúng tôi đến vào lúc hoàng hôn.

2 TRANSITION PERIOD [singular] B1

Kỳ chuyển giao / Thời kỳ chuyển tiếp

a period of time when something is changing from one state to another, especially the end of a way of life or an idea and the beginning of something new

  • the twilight of somebody's career/life

Collocations twilight of an era · twilight period

  • He is in the twilight of his career.

    Ông ấy đang ở giai đoạn cuối sự nghiệp của mình.