twilight
noun uk/ˈtwaɪ.laɪt/ us/ˈtwaɪ.laɪt/
(EVENING)
[ U ]黄昏时分，薄暮时分
the period just before it becomes completely dark in the evening
I could make out a dark figure in the twilight. 暮色中我能辨认出一个黑影。
(FINAL PART)
the twilight of somethingliterary 晚期
the final part of a period
I knew him when he was in the twilight of his career. 我在他职业生涯的晚期才认识他。
Idiom
twilight yearsidiom 暮年，晚年
the last years of someone's life
Old people often rely on pets for comfort and companionship in their twilight years. 老年人在暮年往往依靠宠物陪伴，来获得安慰。
twilight
adjective literary uk/ˈtwaɪ.laɪt/ us/ˈtwaɪ.laɪt/
（生活）处于社会边缘的，不安稳的
used to describe a way of life that involves illegal or immoral activities, and is on the edge of normal society
The remaining inhabitants of this once-prosperous town have got used to a twilight existence. 这个曾经繁华的商业重镇里遗留下的居民已经习惯了动荡不安的生活。
Leaving a secure job for the twilight world of pop music may have been a mistake. 抛弃安稳的工作进入充满未知的流行音乐界也许是个错误。
Idiom
twilight zoneidiom （介于两种生活方式或生存状态之间的）过渡区域；过渡状态，模糊状态
an area where two different ways of life or states of existence meet
the twilight zone between life and death 弥留之际