余光 (yú guāng) — evening light, twilight, last rays of the sun; peripheral vision, sidelong glance (of the eye)
Definition
Literally 'leftover light', 余光 has two distinct senses: the fading glow of sunset, and what your eye catches at the edge of vision (a sidelong glance). The first example shows the light sense; the second and third show the glance sense.
noun
evening lighttwilightlast rays of the sunperipheral visionsidelong glance (of the eye)
Examples
- 余光，。Tiān biān de yú guāng yuè lái yuè àn, hēi yè jiù yào lái lín.The twilight at the horizon is getting darker; the night is coming.
- ，余光。Tā zuò zài zuì hòu yì pái, yòng yú guāng qiāo qiāo kàn le kàn lǎo shī de biǎo qíng.He sat in the last row and used his peripheral vision to secretly glance at the teacher's expression.
- 余光，。Wǒ yòng yú guāng yì piē, fā xiàn tā zhèng zài cháo wǒ wēi xiào.With a sidelong glance I noticed she was smiling at me.
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