moonlight
UK/'muːnlaɪt/US/'mu:nlait/
B2
Definitions
n.
The light from the moon at night
月光
v.
To work a second job, often secretly, at night
（夜间）兼职，做副业
Root Breakdown
Native Englishmoon + light = light from the moon. The verb is a surprise: to moonlight is to do a second job 'by moonlight' — i.e. at night, after your main job, often quietly. The image is someone working under the moon when they should be resting.
Root light still carries 58 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.bright moonlight明亮的月光
- 2.in the moonlight在月光下
- 3.moonlight as兼职做……
- 4.by moonlight借着月光
Example Sentences
- 1.
The lake shimmered under the pale moonlight.
- 2.
He moonlights as a taxi driver to pay off his loans.
- 3.
Many teachers moonlight by tutoring on weekends.