English Dictionary

sunset

/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

noun

The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon. / The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset. / (figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.

The sunset was breathtaking.

意味（1）

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

at sunset

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

(figuratively) The final period of the life of a person or thing.

'Tis the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.

意味（4）

(attributively) A set termination date.

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

意味（5）

The region where the sun sets; the west.