dawn
noun
verb
dɔːn
noun
1
the
time
at
the
beginning
of
the
day
when
light
first
appears
黎明，破晓;
at
dawn
The
boats
set
off
at
dawn.
天一亮船队就出发了。
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。
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。
We
worked
from
dawn
to
dusk
(=through
the
whole
day
while
it
is
light)
.
我们从早干到晚。
the
cold
light
of
dawn
拂晓时分冷冷的光线
2
the dawn of civilization/time etc
the
time
when
something
began
or
first
appeared
文明的开端/宇宙初开等
People
have
been
falling
in
love
since
the
dawn
of
time.
自天地初开以来，人们就一直在坠入爱河。
3
a false dawn
something
that
seems
positive
or
hopeful
but
really
is
not
虚幻的希望
There
was
talk
of
share
prices
recovering,
but
that
was
just
a
false
dawn.
传说股价会回升，但那不过是镜花水月而已。
verb
4
1
if
day
or
morning
dawns,
it
begins
破晓，天亮
The
morning
dawned
fresh
and
clear
after
the
storm.
暴雨过后，一大早空气清新，晴空万里。
5
if
a
period
of
time
or
situation
dawns,
it
begins
[文] 开始
literary
The
age
of
Darwin
had
dawned.
达尔文时代开始了。
The
age
of
Darwin
had
dawned.
达尔文时代开始了。
6
if
a
feeling
or
idea
dawns,
you
have
it
for
the
first
time
[正式] 第一次有某种感觉 （想法 ）
formal
It
began
to
dawn
that
something
was
wrong.
于是开始想到什么地方出了差错。
7
if
a
fact
dawns
on
you,
you
realize
it
for
the
first
time
开始明白〔某个事实〕，醒悟
The
ghastly
truth
dawned
on
me.
我开始明白了可怕的真相。
It
dawned
on
me
that
Jo
had
been
right
all
along.
我开始明白了乔一直都是对的。