moonlight
gb/mˈunlˌaɪt/ us/mˈunlˌaɪt/
A2
英语
~ 3700
义项
0 个义项
名词
A2
entity
1
Light that comes from the moon
Light in the sky at night that comes from the moon.
用法模式：
[moonlight] shines on [something]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse 'moonlight' with 'sunlight' when talking about night scenes.
近义词
moonbeam (Refers to a single ray or narrow beam of light from the moon, rather than the general light.)
反义词
darkness (Refers to the complete absence of light, which is the opposite of moonlight.)
搭配
bright moonlight
|by moonlight
|in the moonlight
|under the moonlight
主题
nature
|astronomy
|daily life
|weather
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- I can see the trees in the moonlight.
- We sat outside under the moonlight.
- The cat walked quietly in the moonlight.
动词
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.
用法模式：
[someone] moonlights as [a job]
常见错误：
Some learners may think 'moonlight' here refers to working outdoors at night; it actually means having a second job regardless of location.
近义词
side hustle (Informal term for an additional source of income, not necessarily secret.)
反义词
be unemployed (Means not having any paid work at all, which is opposite to working extra jobs.)
搭配
moonlight as a bartender
|moonlight as a driver
|moonlight as a musician
主题
work
|business
|daily_life
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
语法
词典原形
moonlight
IPA
GB/mˈunlˌaɪt/
US/mˈunlˌaɪt/
音节与重音
moon - light （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (moon)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: moonlight
- Plural: moonlight
Verb
- Base: moonlight
- 3rd Person Singular: moonlights
- Present Participle: moonlighting
- Past: moonlighted
词族
相关表达
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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- He moonlights as a photographer on weekends.
- She moonlights as a yoga instructor after her office hours.