moonlight
gb/mˈunlˌaɪt/ us/mˈunlˌaɪt/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 3700
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
A2
entity
1
Light that comes from the moon
Light in the sky at night that comes from the moon.
الگوی کاربرد:
[moonlight] shines on [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'moonlight' with 'sunlight' when talking about night scenes.
هممعنیها
moonbeam (Refers to a single ray or narrow beam of light from the moon, rather than the general light.)
متضادها
darkness (Refers to the complete absence of light, which is the opposite of moonlight.)
ترکیبهای رایج
bright moonlight
|by moonlight
|in the moonlight
|under the moonlight
موضوعها
nature
|astronomy
|daily life
|weather
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] moonlights as [a job]
اشتباه رایج:
Some learners may think 'moonlight' here refers to working outdoors at night; it actually means having a second job regardless of location.
هممعنیها
side hustle (Informal term for an additional source of income, not necessarily secret.)
متضادها
be unemployed (Means not having any paid work at all, which is opposite to working extra jobs.)
ترکیبهای رایج
moonlight as a bartender
|moonlight as a driver
|moonlight as a musician
موضوعها
work
|business
|daily_life
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
moonlight
IPA
GB/mˈunlˌaɪt/
US/mˈunlˌaɪt/
هجاها و تکیه
moon - light (۲ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (moon)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: moonlight
- Plural: moonlight
Verb
- Base: moonlight
- 3rd Person Singular: moonlights
- Present Participle: moonlighting
- Past: moonlighted
خانوادهٔ واژه
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- He moonlights as a photographer on weekends.
- She moonlights as a yoga instructor after her office hours.