evening与night这两个名词都有“夜、晚上”之意。
evening : 指日落到就寝之间的时间。
- a chilly evening
寒冷的夜晚 - I work in a restaurant and only get one evening off a week.
我在一家饭店工作,每周只有一个晚上歇班。 - Thank you for such an enjoyable evening.
多谢你让我度过了一个如此美妙的夜晚。 - I always go to see a movie on Friday evenings.
我总是在星期五晚上去看电影。 - In the evenings, I like to relax.
每到晚上,我喜欢放松一下。 - I'm working late this evening.
今晚我要加班。 - What are you doing tomorrow evening?
明天晚上你要做什么? - It poured down all evening and most of the night as well.
傍晚大雨倾盆而下,几乎下了一整夜。 - What time do you usually get home in the evening?
你晚上通常几点到家?
night : 指从日落到日出或从黄昏到拂晓这段时间。
- It gets cold at night.
夜间天气转凉。 - I slept really badly last night.
我昨晚睡得很不好。 - I spent the night at Ted's.
我在特德家里过的夜。 - He took the night ferry/train.
他搭乘了夜班渡轮/火车。
另外要注意good evening与good night的意义差别很大:
Good evening意思是“晚上好”,一般指晚上见面时打招呼用语,有“ Hello”的意思。
Good night 意思是“晚安”,一般指晚上即将就寝时分手用语,有“ Goodbye”的意思。