| 词汇 | crepuscular |
| 释义 | crepuscular adjective uk /krɪˈpʌs.kjə.lər/ us /krɪˈpʌs.kjə.lɚ/ literary relating to or like the time of day just before the sun goes down, when the light is not bright拂晓的;黄昏的;昏暗的 biology specialized (of animals) active or appearing at the time of day just before the sun goes down, or just after the sun rises, when the light is not bright: （动物）晨昏活动型的 Deer are crepuscular, meaning that they are most active at dawn and at dusk.鹿是晨昏活动型动物，即它们在凌晨或黄昏最活跃。 Days & times of day afternoon afternoons all day am arvo happy hour high noon hour in broad daylightidiom in the dead of night/winteridiom night noon noontime o'clock office hours opening time the witching hour wine o'clock workday working day You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Darkness & becoming dark After days of this crepuscular existence he emerged to find the cathedral less disfigured than he had feared. His face, as far as I could see in the green-grey crepuscular atmosphere of the apartment, was expressionless. Outside the large single window the crepuscular light was dying out slowly in a great square gleam without colour, framed rigidly in the gathering shades of the room. There is indeed something infinitely charming in the crepuscular moments of the human mind. There is little need to dwell upon these crepuscular stirrings of popular Latin poetry in the earlier Middle Ages. Examples of crepuscularcrepuscular The adoption of flowering plants to nocturnal and crepuscular pollinators. Small diurnal coprophagous species were opposed to large crepuscular necrophagous species. Axis 1 separated small diurnal coprophagous species (32.8% contribution) from large crepuscular necrophagous species (47.5%). Many species considered as nocturnal i n t he literature are i n f act crepuscular species which remain unnoticed because of inadequate sampling. Cat senses fit a crepuscular and predatory ecological niche. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The display is usually crepuscular, or given throughout moonlit nights. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The animal is crepuscular, being most active in the early morning and late evening. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Special classes of crepuscular behaviour include matutinal (or matinal) and vespertine, denoting species active only in the dawn or only in the dusk, respectively. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unlike many grasshoppers, it is essentially active in day and night, as testified by its endless crepuscular and nocturnal singing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The marsh mongoose is solitary, spending most active time at night, and crepuscular, though activity has been observed during the day. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are primarily nocturnal and likely crepuscular (active during dawn and dusk) which partially contributes to how rarely they are encountered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They are largely crepuscular, being most active around dawn and dusk, although they are not infrequently seen active during the day. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They catch flying insects on the wing, mainly foraging near dawn and dusk ("crepuscular") or sometimes at night with a full moon. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Because of this observation, it is believed that the adults are crepuscular. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Stratocumulus clouds are the main type of cloud that can produce crepuscular rays. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of crepuscular These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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