/ˌhæləʊˈi:n ||; ˌhæloˈin/noun [sing] (also Halloween) the night of October 31st (before All Saints' Day) 万圣节前夕（10月31日） Hallowe'en is the time when people say that witches and ghosts appear. Children now dress up as witches, etc and play tricks on people. In the US they go to people's houses and say ' trick or treat ' and the people give them sweets. 根据传说，万圣节前夕有巫妖和鬼魂出现。现在，小孩子喜欢在这个晚上扮成女巫等戏弄人。在美国，他们去别人家里，说“不请吃就捣蛋”(trick or treat)，于是人们给他们糖果吃。