after dark

成語所屬單字after-dark

after dark — 慣用語

1. during the time after the sun has set and the sky is dark; the opposite pattern

1.慣用語
釋義

天黑後

during the time after the sun has set and the sky is dark; the opposite pattern 'before dark' refers to the period while the sun is still up.

例句

The children were told to be home before dark, so they left the park at sunset.

Pedro does not like walking through the forest alone after dark because the path is unlit.