moonlight
gb/mˈunlˌaɪt/ us/mˈunlˌaɪt/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 3700
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
A2
entity
1
Light that comes from the moon
Light in the sky at night that comes from the moon.
نمط الاستخدام:
[moonlight] shines on [something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'moonlight' with 'sunlight' when talking about night scenes.
مرادفات
moonbeam (Refers to a single ray or narrow beam of light from the moon, rather than the general light.)
أضداد
darkness (Refers to the complete absence of light, which is the opposite of moonlight.)
تراكيب شائعة
bright moonlight
|by moonlight
|in the moonlight
|under the moonlight
مواضيع
nature
|astronomy
|daily life
|weather
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- The lake sparkled in the bright moonlight.
- We took a walk by moonlight along the beach.
- Moonlight streamed through the open window, lighting the room.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I can see the trees in the moonlight.
- We sat outside under the moonlight.
- The cat walked quietly in the moonlight.
فعل
B2
action
2
Work another job secretly or part-time
To work at another job, usually at night or in secret, while you already have a main job.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] moonlights as [a job]
غلطة شائعة:
Some learners may think 'moonlight' here refers to working outdoors at night; it actually means having a second job regardless of location.
مرادفات
side hustle (Informal term for an additional source of income, not necessarily secret.)
أضداد
be unemployed (Means not having any paid work at all, which is opposite to working extra jobs.)
تراكيب شائعة
moonlight as a bartender
|moonlight as a driver
|moonlight as a musician
مواضيع
work
|business
|daily_life
أمثلة
- She teaches during the day and moonlights as a singer at night.
- He was caught moonlighting without his manager's permission.
- Many office workers moonlight to earn extra money.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I work in a shop and moonlight as a taxi driver.
- He moonlights as a cook in the evenings.
- She moonlights as a writer on weekends.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
moonlight
IPA
GB/mˈunlˌaɪt/
US/mˈunlˌaɪt/
المقاطع والنبر
moon - light (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (moon)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: moonlight
- Plural: moonlight
Verb
- Base: moonlight
- 3rd Person Singular: moonlights
- Present Participle: moonlighting
- Past: moonlighted
عيلة الكلمة
تعبيرات
in the moonlight
1/ˈɪn ðə mˈunlˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
In an area lit by moonlight
In a place where light from the moon is shining.
أمثلة
- They danced slowly in the moonlight.
- The castle looked beautiful in the moonlight.
moonlight as
1/mˈunlˌaɪt ˈæz/
fixed phrase
Work an extra job besides main one
To do another job besides your main one, often at night or secretly.
أمثلة
- He moonlights as a photographer on weekends.
- She moonlights as a yoga instructor after her office hours.