| 词汇 | eventide |
| 释义 | eventide noun[ C or U ] literaryuk /ˈiː.vən.taɪd/ us /ˈiː.vən.taɪd/ evening: 傍晚，黄昏，薄暮 At eventide they lit the lamps. the final part of a period of time, especially of someone's life: In the eventide of life I find solace in the enjoyment of nature. She felt the calm stillness of eventide. I have always loved the darkness of tropical eventides. It was eventide and the market was finished. They are now in the eventide of their working life. When his bride to be is 65 he will be 80, and more in need of an eventide home. Days & times of day afternoon afternoons all day am arvo high noon hour in broad daylightidiom in the dead of night/winteridiom last orders night noontime o'clock office hours opening time overnight the witching hour twilit workday working day You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Stages of life Although the seas had greatly subsided, and their combs were no longer dangerous, the Atlantic was far from being as quiet as a lake in a summer eventide. Must they dine in the daytime, because, being an odd lot, they cannot sit down to dinner at eventide? Riveted to his chair, he remained in despair until eventide. Examples of eventideeventide Their properties are devalued —blighted in the eventide of their lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely they are entitled to some enjoyment in the eventide of their lives? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we making it possible for them to enjoy the eventide of life? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One came to the eventide of life at 65 without any resources at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This figure includes transfers to sheltered housing, eventide homes, residential and nursing homes for which no separate figures are available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The slightly increased grant which we have been able to make has lessened the anxiety that they feel in the eventide of their lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are men and women, many of them in the eventide of their lives, who are to have their homes taken away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a need for increased public expenditure to build three or four more eventide homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Within the constituency there is a waiting list for places in eventide homes of 300 to 400. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They suffer years of awful misery and unhappiness in the eventide of their lives, and offering them a better environment thereafter is not the answer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the northern district there is a waiting period of 10 years for a place in an eventide home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not simply an eventide home for the retired—though there is room for that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So far as it lies in our power we must see that the old people get the maximum pleasure in the eventide of their lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is to what extent we can help those who have reached the eventide of their life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It therefore follows that, unless this is to become an eventide home, the hereditary system is the best for injecting young blood into it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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