| 词汇 | dawn |
| 释义 | dawn noun[ C or U ] uk /dɔːn/ us /dɑːn/ B2 the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky: 黎明 at dawnWe woke at dawn.天一亮我们就醒了。 dawn is breakingWe left as dawn was breaking (= starting).我们离开时天将破晓。 break of dawnWe left at the break of dawn.我们离开时天将破晓。 Photos by R A Kearton/Moment/GettyImages the dawn of somethingC1literary 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。 She slept fitfully throughout the night and arose before dawn.她整夜都睡得不安稳，在黎明前就起床了。 Three prisoners were involved in a dawn jailbreak today.3名犯人参与了今天拂晓的越狱。 They mounted a surprise attack at dawn.他们在拂晓时分发动了突然袭击。 She's always up before dawn.她总是黎明前就起床了。 They partied till dawn.他们一直玩到天亮。 Days & times of day afternoon afternoons all day am arvo high noon hour in broad daylightidiom in the dead of night/winteridiom last orders night noontime o'clock office hours opening time overnight the witching hour twilit workday working day dawn verb[ I ] uk /dɔːn/ us /dɑːn/ dawnverb[I] (BEGIN)If a day or period of time dawns, it begins: 破晓;开始 He left the house just as the day was dawning.天将破晓时他离开了那座房子。 In the late 1970s, the personal computer era was dawning.个人电脑时代开始于20世纪70年代晚期。 Starting and beginning be in the first flush ofidiom be/get in on the ground flooridiom become begin branch out develop get down to businessidiom grow half-cock here here goes!idiom hit the ground runningidiom inaugurate motion start on something start out start/set/get the ball rollingidiom starting stirring wheel dawnverb[I] (BECOME KNOWN)mainly UK to become known or obvious: 见分晓，水落石出;变得明朗 Gradually the truth about him dawned.他的真实面目渐渐暴露了出来。 [ + that ]It eventually dawned that he wouldn't be coming back.最终证明他不会回来了。 Thinking and contemplating a brown studyidiom agonize agonize over/about something beard-stroking bethink harbour hit on/upon something I/we'll (have to) seeidiom in the cold light of dayidiom introspect introspection navel reckon reflection reweigh rumination run through someone's mind/headidiom scratch your headidiom self-contemplation weigh dawningnoun[ S ]uk /ˈdɔː.nɪŋ/ us /ˈdɑː.nɪŋ/ the dawning of the digital age Phrasal verbdawn on someone dawn | American Dictionarydawn noun us/dɔn, dɑn/ the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky: [ U ]fig. Computers mark the dawn of a new age. dawn verb[ I ] us/dɔn, dɑn/ (of a day or period of time) to begin: Winston left his house as the day was dawning. Phrasal verbdawn on someone Examples of dawndawn By then, another era of country music was dawning. The age of the yuppie had dawned. As the new millennium dawns, many forces press toward a more complete integration of our understanding of the development of psychopathology. A new chapter dawned in the 1960s. All of a sudden, an aspect dawns. I could contemplate living in a world without party political broadcasts, but that day has not dawned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reality has not been accepted thereafter, however, even though it has been dawning over the years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have just had one, and another is dawning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The full force of that interruption has not dawned upon me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Admittedly, there have been false dawns in this respect in the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Democracy, as well as the interests of our constituents, will be advanced when that long-awaited day finally dawns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At long last the light has dawned; but perhaps there will be later legislation in which the light will be extinguished again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps we shall not see the dawning of that great day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has promised us more new dawns than most of us have had hot dinners, but the recovery seems strangely delayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The year 1971 has now dawned and negotiations about the terms are under way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. 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