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evening

Word family 
eve·ning1 /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]TMT the early part of the night between the end of the day and the time you go to bed 傍晚；晚上
 I do most of my studying in the evening.
我学习大都在晚上。
 I’m usually out on Friday evenings.
周五晚上我通常都不在家。
 What are you doing tomorrow evening?
明天晚上你打算做什么？
 Peter left yesterday evening.
彼得昨天晚上走了。
 I’ll see you this evening.
我今晚和你见面。
 It was early evening by the time we got home.
我们到家时已经是傍晚了。
 We had just finished our evening meal when the doorbell rang.
我们刚吃完晚饭门铃就响了。
 a broadcast on the evening news
晚间新闻广播
2  PARTY[countableC] a social event that takes place in the evening 晚会
 a musical evening
音乐晚会
 an evening of music and poetry
音乐和诗歌晚会
3. good evening used to greet someone when you meet them in the evening 晚上好〔用于打招呼〕
Examples from the Corpus
good evening• Have a good evening. 1904 How can you, you have class tomorrow night?• Dearest Timothy: It is a good evening to sit in this pleasant room and write a letter.• Ah, good evening, Lestrade!• We exchange slightly embarrassed good evenings with them as we leave.• A bad morning, a good afternoon and - perhaps - an even better evening.• Behind the glass I see her tell everyone good evening.• A policeman walked by, wished me good evening and ushered a warning.• But for now from all the team, have a very good evening.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the early part of the night between the end of the day and the time you go to bed
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + evening
Monday/Friday/Sunday etc evening
They were due to leave on Sunday evening.
tomorrow evening
Would you like to come over tomorrow evening?
yesterday evening
The robbery took place yesterday evening around nine o'clock.
this evening (=today, in the evening)
I'll phone you this evening.
early evening (=the early part of the evening)
We met for a drink in the early evening.
late evening (=the later part of the evening )
By the time we arrived, it was late evening.
a spring/summer etc evening
On a summer evening, the streets are full of people.
a fine/warm/cool etc evening
It was a fine evening, so we decide to eat outside.
phrases
in the evening
We met up again later in the evening.
in the evenings (=every evening)
I used to get so bored in the evenings, I just ended up watching TV.
during the evening
Later, during the evening, fighting broke out near the palace.
for the evening
Her parents had gone out for the evening.
on Monday/Friday/Sunday etc evenings (=every Monday, Friday etc.)
We usually meet up for a drink on Friday evenings.
verbs
spend an evening (=use an evening doing a particular thing)
He spent many evenings alone in his room.
evening + NOUN
an evening meal
I was just preparing the evening meal when the phone rang.
the evening news (=the main radio or television news programme in the evening)
There was a report about the fire on the evening news.
an evening newspaper/paper
I bought an evening newspaper to read on my way home.
the evening rush hour (=the busy time in the evening when a lot of people are travelling home from work)
There's always congestion on the motorways during the evening rush hour.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a social event that takes place in the evening
verbs
have/hold an evening (=organize an event in the evening)
The college is holding an open evening on May 6th for year 9 to 11 pupils.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + evening
a social evening (=an event at which a group of people meet and spend time with each other)
We should organize a social evening to welcome the new members of staff.
a gala evening (=a special entertainment show)
The gala evening featured a performance by the Kirov Ballet.
an open evening (=an evening when an institution invites the public to come in and see the work that is done there)
We went to the open evening to find out more about the course.
a parents' evening (=an event at a school, at which parents meet and talk to their children's teachers)
It was parents' evening at her son's school.
evening + NOUN
evening wear/dress (=formal clothes that people wear to social events in the evening)
a shop specializing in glamorous evening wear
an evening suit (=a formal suit that men wear to social events in the evening)
He put on a black evening suit.
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with evening
in the evening
You do something in the evening:
I watched TV in the evening.
✗Don’t say: I watched TV on the evening.
on Monday/Tuesday etc evening
You do something on Monday/Tuesday etc evening:
We had a barbecue on Sunday evening.
✗Don’t say: We had a barbecue in Sunday evening.
on the evening of something
Something happens on the evening of a particular date or event:
The accident happened on the evening of January 23.
On the evening of my birthday we planned to go out for dinner.
Examples from the Corpus
evening• But his campaign headquarters is staffed by 20 volunteers daily, and another 20 volunteers work in phone banks each evening.• The river level in Hillsboro was 7 feet, right at flood stage, by early evening, Crocker said.• One evening I showed them an article I had written in a magazine.• He decides, literally, to play for time and makes a debut at Nero's banquet that evening.• Due to a shortage of whiskey that evening, the party broke up early.• However, on the evening of Wednesday 9 October another meeting was called, also in the City Hotel.• I have a class Thursday evening.
in the evening• In the evening after milking she walked in the garden alone, thinking about it.• In the evening the flocks poured out of the ravines.• In the evenings there would be discussions at the home of Nicholas Vedder, a village leader and innkeeper.• Prayers were said again in the evening before school broke up.• In the meantime the meat continued in the evenings.• They considered the hotel a nice respite, a place to fill out papers, drink in the evening, relax.• Reports of an argument in a social club earlier in the evening.• Sky's highlight programme early in the evening was seen by 166,000.• We like to go for walks in the evening.
evening2 interjection informal  
HELLOused to greet someone when you meet them in the evening 晚上好〔用于打招呼〕
 Evening, Joe. Everything all right?
晚上好，乔，一切都好吗？
Origin evening
Old English æfnung, from æfen “evening”
eve·ning1 noun →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
→n COLLOCATIONS2evening2 interjection
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