evening可以用作名词
evening作“傍晚,黄昏,晚上”解时,指晚饭后、下班后或者日落后到就寝前这段时间,可用作可数名词,也可用作不可数名词。evening还可作联欢性、娱乐性的“晚会”解,这时是可数名词。
一般说在晚上用介词in,但当evening前有修饰成分如“某日的晚上”或“星期…的晚上”时用on,但当其前又有时间状语时, on也可换为in。evening与this, that, tomorrow, yesterday, every, all, next等限定词连用时相当于副词短语,其前不用介词。
复数形式的evenings指不断重复的晚上,起强调作用。
She lay back and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening.
她轻松地躺着享受夏日傍晚的宁静。
It was no hardship to walk home on such a lovely evening.
在这么一个宜人的傍晚步行回家一点也不辛苦。
Even in small companies, computers are an essential tool.
即使在小公司里,计算机也是必不可少的工具。
I'll get there, even if I have to walk.
我就是走也要走到那儿去。
Prices are expected to rise even higher this year.
预计今年的价格将涨得更高。