sunset — 英語辞典

名詞

1. The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

   用法

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   例文

   at sunset

   ’Twas sunset: when the sun will part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun.

2. The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.

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3. The final period of the life of a person or thing.

   用法

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   例文

   one's sunset years

   'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.

4. A set termination date.

   用法

   • attributive
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   例文

   The tax increase legislation included a sunset clause requiring renewal to prevent the tax increase from expiring.

5. The region where the sun sets; the west.

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動詞

1. To phase out.

   用法

   • 他動詞

   関連語

   moonset

   例文

   We’ll be sunsetting version 1.9 of the software shortly after releasing version 2.0 next quarter.

   Last December, Yahoo announced plans to “sunset” more well-known services, including the pioneering social bookmarking service del.icio.us.

   その他の例文 (1)

   Here’s what you need to know about Amazon’s decision to sunset its older e-readers and tablets, and what that means for you.

形容詞

1. of a declining industry or technology

   例文

   sunset industries

2. providing for termination

   例文

   a program with a sunset provision

名詞

1. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

   同義語

   sundown

   反義語

   sunrise

   上位語

   hourtime of day

2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

   上位語

   atmospheric phenomenon

3. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

   上位語

   periodic eventrecurrent event