前面用介词on,例如:

1、On the eve of the poll, campaigning was bitter.在投票前夕,竞选活动如火如荼。

2、On the eve of the Revolution, the colonies produced thirty thousand tons of crude iron a year.独立战争前夕,北美十三州每年生产3万吨生铁。

3、At Christmas the visitors began their circuit of dropping in on the eve of the feast day.圣诞节时,客人们在节日前夜开始逐家拜节。