| 单词 | dawn |
| 释义 | dawn noun¹ 1early morning黎明adjective | verb + dawn | dawn + verb | dawn + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤grey/gray灰蒙蒙的黎明▸➤early清晨verb + dawn➤greet迎接黎明◆he always got up to greet the dawn.他总是在拂晓时分起床，迎接黎明的到来。➤see, watch观看黎明dawn + verb➤break, come, come up破晓◆dawn was breaking over the valley.黎明降临山谷。dawn + noun➤light, sky黎明的曙光；黎明的天空▸➤chorus拂晓时的啁啾◆the dawn chorus (= birds singing) woke robyn at five.凌晨 5 点，啁啾的鸟鸣声把罗宾吵醒了。➤patrol, raid凌晨巡逻；凌晨突击检查◆ammunition was seized during a dawn raid on the house.在凌晨时份对住户的突击搜查行动中缴获了一批弹药。preposition➤at dawn在黎明◆that morning, she rose at dawn.那天早晨，天刚亮她就起床了。➤before dawn黎明前▸➤by dawn到黎明时▸➤till dawn, until dawn直到黎明▸➤towards/toward dawn快到黎明时phrases➤(at) the crack of dawn (= as soon as it begins to be light) 破晓时分▸➤from dawn to dusk从早到晚◆he works from dawn to dusk, and often well into the night.他从早到晚地工作，经常一直工作到深夜。dawn noun² 2beginning开始adjective | verb + dawn | preposition adjective➤false虚幻的曙光◆this sudden success may prove to be a false dawn (= not the beginning of continued success).这次的突然成功可能只是一线虚幻的曙光。➤new新的开端verb + dawn➤mark, signal标志着新的开始◆this appointment marked the dawn of a productive era in her scientific career.这一任命标志着她进入了科研生涯的高产阶段。➤see看到曙光◆we are seeing the dawn of a new era.我们看到了新时代的曙光。preposition➤dawn of⋯的开始◆the dawn of civilization / history文明／历史的开始◆let's think back to the dawn of time.让我们从头回想一下。dawn verb¹ 1begin开始phrases➤dawn bright, clear, cold, sunny, etc.以晴天、晴朗的早晨、寒冷的早晨、阳光明媚的早晨等开始◆the day dawned bright and sunny.一大早阳光明媚。dawn verb² 2become clear开始明朗adverb | verb + dawn | preposition adverb➤suddenly突然变得明朗▸➤gradually, slowly逐渐清晰起来；慢慢明晰起来◆it slowly dawned on me that he might have been mistaken.我慢慢明白他可能是弄错了。➤eventually, finally最终变得明晰；最后明朗起来verb + dawn➤begin to开始明朗◆it was beginning to dawn on her that she had been fooled.她开始明白自己被骗了。preposition➤on让⋯明白◆the dreadful truth finally dawned on me.我最终知道了可怕的真相。 dawn noundawn ♦︎ sunrise ♦︎ first thing ♦︎ first light ♦︎ daybreakthese are all words for the time of day when light first appears.这些词均表示黎明、拂晓时分。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆at / before / since / by / until / till dawn / sunrise / first light / daybreak■ dawn [uncountable, countable] the time of day when light first appears黎明；拂晓；破晓◆they start work at dawn.天一亮他们就开始干活了。◆it's almost dawn.天快亮了。◆we arrived in sydney as dawn broke (= as the first light could be seen).破晓时分我们抵达了悉尼。◆she's always up at the crack of dawn (= when dawn begins).她总是黎明即起。◆she awoke to another glorious dawn.她醒来时又是一个美好的黎明。opp dusk → night 2 ▸ dawn verb [intransitive] ◆ (written) the following morning dawned bright and warm.第二天清晨，阳光和煦。■ sunrise /sʌnraɪz/ [uncountable, countable, usually singular] dawn; the colours in the part of the sky where the sun first appears in the morning日出；朝霞◆we left before sunrise.我们日出前就离开了。◆it was an exceptionally beautiful sunrise.那是一片特别美丽的朝霞。opp sunset → night 2 ■ first thing -->adverbthe first moment of the day; before anything else that you do that day清晨；一大早◆he's always grumpy first thing in the morning.一早起来他总是脾气暴躁。◆i'll call him first thing tomorrow.明天一早我就给他打电话。 opp last thing ⓘ last thing means 'late in the evening, after everything else that you do that day'. * last thing 表示晚上就寝前做最后一件事的时候◆i took the dog for a walk last thing before going to bed.晚上就寝前我去遛狗了。■ first light --> [uncountable] (written or literary) dawn黎明；拂晓；破晓◆at first light the soldiers were on the move again.天一亮士兵又开始行军了。◆we sailed at the first light of dawn.我们黎明时起航。■ daybreak /deɪbreɪk/ [uncountable] (written or literary) dawn黎明；拂晓；破晓◆he was woken shortly before daybreak.他在快到黎明时给弄醒了。 opp nightfall → night 2 note 辨析 dawn, sunrise, first light or daybreak? dawn emphasizes the time of day when the sun comes up; sunrise emphasizes what you see in the sky at this time. first light and daybreak are less common and are used mostly in written or descriptive language. * dawn 强调日出的时分； sunrise 强调日出时天空中的景象； first light 和 daybreak 不如前两词常用，主要用于书面语或描写性语言。dawn [uncountable, countable] the time of day when light first appears黎明；拂晓；破晓◆they start work at dawn.天一亮他们就开始干活了。◆it's almost dawn.天快亮了。◆we arrived in sydney as dawn broke (= as the first light could be seen).破晓时分我们抵达了悉尼。◆she's always up at the crack of dawn (= when dawn begins).她总是黎明即起。◆she awoke to another glorious dawn.她醒来时又是一个美好的黎明。opp dusk → night 2 ▸ dawn verb [intransitive] ◆ (written) the following morning dawned bright and warm.第二天清晨，阳光和煦。dawn [singular] (literary) the beginning of a new situation, idea or place开端；曙光；萌芽◆that's been going on since the dawn of civilization.那种现象自从有了文明就一直存在。◆peace marked a new dawn in the country's history.和平使这个国家的历史翻开了新的一页。dawnverb [intransitive] ◆ (written) the following morning dawned bright and warm.第二天清晨，阳光和煦。dawnverb [intransitive] ◆ (written) the following morning dawned bright and warm.第二天清晨，阳光和煦。dawn¹/dɔ:n ||; dɔn/noun1. [u] [c] the early morning, when light first appears in the sky 破晓；黎明: ◇before/at dawn 黎明之前；黎明之时: ◇dawn was breaking (= it was starting to get light) as i set off to work. 我出发上班的时候，天刚开始亮。 2. [sing] the beginning 开始；发端；开端: ◇the dawn of civilization 文明的起始 the crack of dawn→crack²dawn²/dɔ:n ||; dɔn/verb[i] 1. (formal 正式) to begin to grow light, after the night 破晓；（天）初亮: ◇the day dawned bright and cold. 天初亮时，晴朗而寒冷。 (figurative 比喻) ◇a new era of peace is dawning. 一个和平的新纪元正初露曙光。 2. dawn (on sb) to become clear (to sb) 变得明白；领悟: ◇suddenly it dawned on her. ‘of course!’ she said. ‘you're mike's brother!’ 她忽然明白过来。“当然啦！”她说，“你是迈克的弟弟！” dawn• ⇨ at the crack of dawn• ⇨ the dawn of☞ dawn¹☞ dawn² |
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