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Moonlights Meaning in English

word · lemma: moonlight

ˈmunˌɫaɪt
MOON-lytes
mˈuːnlaɪts
MOON-lytes

释义

To have a second job, usually at night or outside regular working hours, in addition to your main job.

用法与细微差别

Informal, often used for people earning extra money on the side. 'Moonlights as' is followed by the secondary job: 'She moonlights as a singer.' Not related to the actual moon. Don't confuse with 'moonlit' (illuminated by the moon).

例句

He moonlights as a taxi driver at night.

basic

My friend moonlights in a restaurant after her office job.

basic

She moonlights to help pay her tuition fees.

basic

By day he's an accountant, but he moonlights as a jazz musician.

natural

A lot of teachers moonlight during the summer to make extra money.

natural

He moonlights at a bar, but nobody at his day job knows.

natural