| 主要翻译 |
| on the eve of preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | literal (on the evening before) (本义) | 在…前夕，在…前夜
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| | When it began to rain on the eve of the festival we knew it would be a muddy mess. |
| on the eve of preppreposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours." | figurative (just prior to) (比喻) | 在…前夕
zài qián xī |
| | On the eve of his election, a scandal broke out. |