moonlight
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++moon·light1 /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ noun [uncountable] 1 LIGHTthe light of the moon 月光in the moonlight The water looked silver in the moonlight. 月光下，水面一片银白色。pale/silver moonlight The hills were bathed in pale moonlight. 群山沐浴在淡淡的月光中。by moonlight We dined by moonlight. 我们在月光下吃着晚餐。2 do a moonlight (flit) British EnglishPAY FOR to leave a place secretly in the middle of the night in order to avoid paying money that you owe 〔为躲债而〕半夜潜逃 They did moonlight flits from one awful apartment to another. 他们经常半夜出逃，从一个破公寓搬到另一个破公寓。
Examples from the Corpus
moonlight• Moonlight came in through the curtains, lighting up the children's sleeping faces.• To the west was a panorama of lakes and peaks by moonlight.• But tonight we can see by moonlight.• People spill back across the empty space of moonlight, and the dancers' faces merge with the crowd.• When we left the forest, pale moonlight reflected dimly on the frosty ground and it was easier to see.• Around us the mountains loom, huge and harsh in the moonlight.• So I really did get something accomplished by sitting in the moonlight.• We stood back and looked at the statue in the moonlight.• The trees looked strangely white in the moonlight.in the moonlight• The white woman knelt with the black women in a circle in the moonlight.• The deer hung smoking behind him as though cooking in the moonlight.• Then I'd look at the fields of beans, glossy in the moonlight, hanging fat and glossy.• Beyond the back door was a view of mountainsides in the moonlight.• The streets were still and cool and silver in the moonlight.• So I really did get something accomplished by sitting in the moonlight.• We stood back and looked at the statue in the moonlight.moonlight2 verb [intransitive] informal 1 BEWORK/DO WORKto have a second job in addition to your main job, especially without the knowledge of the government tax department 从事第二职业，兼职〔尤指不为政府税务部门知晓〕 She’s been moonlighting as a waitress in the evenings. 她晚上一直在兼职做女招待赚外快。2. British EnglishBEPEW to do paid work although you are getting money from the government because you do not officially have a job 〔在领取政府失业救济金的同时〕做工赚钱 —moonlighter noun [countable] —moonlighting noun [uncountable] He’s been doing some moonlighting for another company. 他一直在另一家公司做兼职。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
moonlight• Some officers were moonlighting as security guards.• Carlos is an auto mechanic who moonlights fixing the cars of friends.• Sarton has been moonlighting for five years to supplement his income.From Longman Business Dictionarymoonlightmoon‧light /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ verb [intransitive] if you moonlight, you have a second job in addition to your main job, without the knowledge of your main employer or the tax authoritiesShe’s been moonlighting as a waitress in the evenings. —moonlighter noun [countable]If you hire a moonlighter, you’re taking a chance. —moonlighting noun [uncountable]He’s been doing some moonlighting for another company.→ See Verb tablemoon·light1 nounmoonlight2 verbChineseSyllable
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moonlight
moon‧light1 /ˈmuːnlaɪt/ 
noun [uncountable]
1. the light of the moon
in the moonlight
The water looked silver in the moonlight.
pale/silver moonlight
The hills were bathed in pale moonlight.
by moonlight
We dined by moonlight.
2. do a moonlight (flit) British English to leave a place secretly in the middle of the night in order to avoid paying money that you owe:
They did moonlight flits from one awful apartment to another.
moonlight2 verb [intransitive] informal
1. to have a second job in addition to your main job, especially without the knowledge of the government tax department:
She’s been moonlighting as a waitress in the evenings.
2. British English to do paid work although you are getting money from the government because you do not officially have a job
—moonlighter noun [countable]
—moonlighting noun [uncountable]:
He’s been doing some moonlighting for another company.
| I |
noun [uncountable]1. the light of the moon
in the moonlight
pale/silver moonlight
by moonlight
2. do a moonlight (flit) British English to leave a place secretly in the middle of the night in order to avoid paying money that you owe:
| II |
verb [intransitive] informal1. to have a second job in addition to your main job, especially without the knowledge of the government tax department:
2. British English to do paid work although you are getting money from the government because you do not officially have a job
—moonlighter noun [countable]
—moonlighting noun [uncountable]:
