moonlight

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moonlight 指月光,也用作动词表示兼职或从事第二职业,通常指在夜晚或业余时间工作。

用法要点

动词用法

作为动词时,moonlight 表示在主要工作之外兼职,常与 as 连用表示兼职身份,或直接跟工作内容。

• moonlight as a tutor
• moonlight on weekends
• moonlight to earn extra money

名词搭配

作为名词时,常与描述性形容词连用,或用于比喻月光下的场景,介词 under 和 by 常见。

• bright moonlight
• under the moonlight
• by moonlight

语域说明

动词用法较口语化,多用于非正式场合;名词用法正式与非正式皆可,文学中常见诗意表达。

• He moonlights at a bar.
• The moonlight illuminated the path.
• A moonlight stroll

基础例句

We took a walk under the bright moonlight last night.

昨晚我们在明亮的月光下散步。

She moonlights as a waitress to pay for her studies.

她兼职做服务员来支付学费。

The garden looks magical in the soft moonlight.

花园在柔和的月光下显得很神奇。

He often works by moonlight to finish projects on time.

他经常在月光下工作以按时完成项目。

高级例句

The study analyzed how moonlight affects nocturnal animal behavior in urban environments.

这项研究分析了月光如何影响城市环境中夜行动物的行为。

Employees moonlighting in competing firms may raise ethical concerns in corporate governance.

员工在竞争公司兼职可能会引发公司治理中的道德问题。

The poet used moonlight as a metaphor for fleeting beauty in his literary works.

这位诗人在文学作品中用月光来比喻转瞬即逝的美。

In the business report, moonlighting is discussed as a trend in the gig economy.

在商业报告中,兼职被讨论为零工经济的一种趋势。

高频搭配

verb

work by moonlightmoonlight asmoonlight onmoonlight to savemoonlight illegally

adjective

bright moonlightsoft moonlightpale moonlightfull moonlightmoonlight night

noun

beam of moonlightglow of moonlightmoonlight shadowmoonlight jobmoonlight hours

adverb

clearly in moonlightvaguely by moonlightsoftly under moonlight

preposition

under moonlightby moonlightin the moonlightwith moonlight

phrase

moonlight flitmoonlight sonatamoonlighting gigmoonlight drive

常见错误

❌ 错误:I moonlight to teach English.
✓ 正确:I moonlight as an English teacher.

错误:动词 moonlight 后直接跟不定式不自然。正确:应使用 'moonlight as + 职位' 或 'moonlight doing something' 结构,表示兼职身份。

❌ 错误:The moonlight is very light tonight.
✓ 正确:The moonlight is very bright tonight.

错误:用 'light' 形容月光不准确,易与光线混淆。正确:应用 'bright'、'soft' 等词描述月光强度,更符合英语习惯。

近义词辨析

moonbeam

moonbeam 特指一束月光,更具体、诗意,常强调光线的线条感;而 moonlight 泛指月光,范围更广。

A single moonbeam shone through the window. (对比: The moonlight filled the room.)

part-time job

part-time job 是通用词,指任何兼职工作,中性正式;moonlight 作动词时强调秘密或额外兼职,常带非正式或夜间含义。

She has a part-time job at the library. (对比: He moonlights as a driver on weekends.)