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单词 crepuscular
释义
crepuscular
adjective
uk
/krɪˈpʌs.kjə.lər/us
/krɪˈpʌs.kjə.lɚ/
literary
relatingto or like thetimeofdayjust before thesungoes down, when thelightis notbright
拂晓的；黄昏的；昏暗的
biologyspecialized
(ofanimals)activeorappearingat thetimeofdayjust before thesungoes down, or just after thesunrises, when thelightis notbright:
（动物）晨昏活动型的
Deer are crepuscular,meaningthat they are mostactiveatdawnand atdusk.鹿是晨昏活动型动物，即它们在凌晨或黄昏最活跃。
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(Definition ofcrepuscularfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • After days of this crepuscular existence he emerged to find the cathedral less disfigured than he had feared.
  • His face, as far as I could see in the green-grey crepuscular atmosphere of the apartment, was expressionless.
  • Outside the large single window the crepuscular light was dying out slowly in a great square gleam without colour, framed rigidly in the gathering shades of the room.
  • There is indeed something infinitely charming in the crepuscular moments of the human mind.
  • There is little need to dwell upon these crepuscular stirrings of popular Latin poetry in the earlier Middle Ages.

Examplesofcrepuscular

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The adoption of flowering plants to nocturnal andcrepuscularpollinators.
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Small diurnal coprophagous species were opposed to largecrepuscularnecrophagous species.
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Axis 1 separated small diurnal coprophagous species (32.8% contribution) from largecrepuscularnecrophagous species (47.5%).
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Many species considered as nocturnal i n t he literature are i n f actcrepuscularspecies which remain unnoticed because of inadequate sampling.
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Cat senses fit acrepuscularand predatory ecological niche.
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The display is usuallycrepuscular, or given throughout moonlit nights.
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The animal iscrepuscular, being most active in the early morning and late evening.
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Special classes ofcrepuscularbehaviour include matutinal (or matinal) and vespertine, denoting species active only in the dawn or only in the dusk, respectively.
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Unlike many grasshoppers, it is essentially active in day and night, as testified by its endlesscrepuscularand nocturnal singing.
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The marsh mongoose is solitary, spending most active time at night, andcrepuscular, though activity has been observed during the day.
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They are primarily nocturnal and likelycrepuscular(active during dawn and dusk) which partially contributes to how rarely they are encountered.
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They are largelycrepuscular, being most active around dawn and dusk, although they are not infrequently seen active during the day.
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They catch flying insects on the wing, mainly foraging near dawn and dusk ("crepuscular") or sometimes at night with a full moon.
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Because of this observation, it is believed that the adults arecrepuscular.
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Stratocumulus clouds are the main type of cloud that can producecrepuscularrays.
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