dawn
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. 黎明
Nancy woke at dawn. 天刚亮南希就醒了。
2. N-SING Thedawnof a period of time or a situation is the beginning of it. 开端[文学性]
...the dawn of the radio age. …无线通讯时代的开端。
3. V-I If something is dawning, it is beginning to develop or come into existence. 开始[书面]
A new century was dawning. 一个新的世纪开始了。
4. dawningN-SING 开端
...the dawning of the space age. …太空时代的开始。
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dawn /dɔːn/ (dawning,dawned,dawns)
剑桥词典
- the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky
- She slept fitfully throughout the night and arose before dawn.
- Three prisoners were involved in a dawn jailbreak today.
- They mounted a surprise attack at dawn.
- She's always up before dawn.
- They partied till dawn. 返回 dawn
拂晓，破晓，黎明
We woke at dawn. 天一亮我们就醒了。
We left as dawn was breaking (= starting ). 我们离开时天将破晓。
We left at the break of dawn. 我们离开时天将破晓。
the dawn of sth C1 literary
the start of a period of time or the beginning of something new
…的开始；…的曙光
The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in European history . 柏林墙的倒塌标志着欧洲历史上一个新纪元的开始。
from dawn to dusk
from early morning until night
从早到晚
We worked from dawn to dusk , seven days a week . 我们从早到晚地工作，一周7天都是如此。
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