twilight zone
短语半阴影区
词形变化
释义与例句
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1.
A moving line that divides the daylit side and the dark night side of a planetary body.
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2.
A region or context located in between others and therefore not subject to their norms.
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3.
A deteriorating area surrounding a central business district.
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4.
Synonym of mesopelagic zone (“the part of the ocean where there is very minimal light, located below the photic epipelagic zone but above the aphotic bathypelagic zone.”).
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1.
A region in which surreal, supernatural, or fantastic events occur.
比喻Oh, I can't talk right now, Duke. I'm in the twilight zone.
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1.
To put or place into an indeterminate position; to be in an ambiguous, undetermined, or improper context.
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2.
To cause to daydream or zone out; to cause to lose attention to one's surroundings.
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To experience or perceive something bizarre or fantastic.
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To behave or occur in a confusing or unexpected manner.
习语 不及物
词汇关系
同义词 1
上位词 6
词源
Because such a zone (in the literal sense of the term) is twilit; see twilight § Etymology.
来源：wiktionary