dawn

【发音】

美 /dɔn/ 英 /dɔːn/

【翻译】

1. n.黎明；开端

   英释:the time at the beginning of the day when light first appears

2. v.破晓

   英释:if day or morning dawns, it begins

【短语】

1. at dawn : 拂晓；天一亮

2. before dawn : 凌晨；黎明前；拂晓

3. dawn on : 开始被理解；渐渐明白

4. crack of dawn : n. 破晓；黎明

【例句】

1. When dawn broke (= the first light of the day appeared ) , we were still 50 miles from Calcutta.

   破晓的时候，我们离加尔各答还有50英里。

2. I was up at the crack of dawn (= very early in the morning ) to get the plane.

   我一大早就起来赶飞机。

3. We worked from dawn to dusk (= through the whole day while it is light ) .

   我们从早干到晚。

4. the cold light of dawn

   清冷的晨曦

5. The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm.

   暴风雨过后，破晓时天朗气清。

【真题例句】

1. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 听力题)...especially getting up before dawn to catch that 6:30 train...

【同、近义词】

1. n.[天]黎明；开端

   morning/origin/

2. vt.破晓；出现；被领悟

   come out/break of day/

【同根词】

1. n

   dawning : 黎明，拂晓；东

2. v

   dawning : 破晓；展现；显露（dawn的ing形式）