evening
1.复数形式evenings有时用作副词,作“在每天晚上”解,主要是美国用法。例如:She reads the newspapers evenings.
2.in the evening里有the,但at evening里没有the。at evening作“在傍晚”解。
3.in the evening有时指经常的事,有时指一次的事,in the evenings一定指经常的事。例如:
- He seldom goes out in the evening. (经常)
- He is at home today, but will go out in the evening. (一次)
- He seldom goes out in the evenings. (经常)
4.往往把中午到傍晚的一段时间看作evening,如four o'clock in the evening。这用法在美国南方尤其普通。