sundowner
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsʌn.daʊ.nər/ us/ˈsʌn.daʊ.nɚ/
(DRINK)
UK 日落酒（一种日落时分喝的酒精饮料）
an alcoholic drink that is drunk at around the time the sun goes down
Everyone gravitates to the bar for sundowners. 大家都喜欢到酒吧喝日落酒。
By 6pm we were sipping sundowners around a campfire. 到了下午6点，我们已经开始围着篝火喝日落酒了。
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- We enjoyed some sundowners and watched the sunset.
- How about a pre-dinner sundowner?
- Diners were enjoying a sundowner on the panoramic terrace.
(PERSON)
Australian English New Zealand English日没客，赶日落的无赖（指专门在日暮时分到农场等佯装找工作，实则乞食、投宿的流浪者）
a poor person who arrives at a farm in the evening pretending to look for work but really wanting food and somewhere to sleep
It's the unwritten law here. Sundowners are supposed to be sure of food and a night's lodging. 这是这个地方不成文的法律。要保证供给日没客食物和一夜的住宿。
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- I just don't like turning a sundowner away.
- Do you remember that old sundowner? He turned up again.