dawn noun ⇨dawn (wake at dawn)⇨start (the dawn of civilization)dawn
noun
dawn ♦︎ sunrise ♦︎ first thing ♦︎ first light ♦︎ daybreakThese are all words for the time of day when light first appears.這些詞均表示黎明、拂曉時分。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;拂曉;破曉◆They start work at dawn.天一亮他們就開始幹活了。◆It's almost dawn.天快亮了。◆We arrived in Sydney as dawn broke(= as the first light could be seen).破曉時分我們抵達了悉尼。◆She's always up at the crack of dawn(= when dawn begins).她總是黎明即起。◆She awoke to another glorious dawn.她醒來時又是一個美好的黎明。OPPdusk ⇨ night2▸dawn
verb
[intransitive] ◆ (written) The following morning dawned bright and warm.第二天清晨,陽光和煦。■sunrise ˈsʌnraɪz [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.我們日出前就離開了。◆It was an exceptionally beautiful sunrise.那是一片特别美麗的朝霞。OPPsunset ⇨ night2■ˌfirst ˈthing
adverb
the 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.一早起來他總是脾氣暴躁。◆I'll call him first thing tomorrow.明天一早我就給他打電話。OPPlast 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後一件事的時候◆I took the dog for a walk last thing before going to bed.晚上就寝前我去遛狗了。■ˌfirst ˈlight [uncountable] (writtenorliterary) dawn黎明;拂曉;破曉◆At first light the soldiers were on the move again.天一亮士兵又開始行軍了。◆We sailed at the first light of dawn.我們黎明時起航。■daybreak ˈdeɪbreɪk [uncountable] (writtenorliterary) dawn黎明;拂曉;破曉◆He was woken shortly before daybreak.他在快到黎明時給弄醒了。OPPnightfall ⇨ night2NOTE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強調日出的時分;sunrise強調日出時天空中的景象;first light和daybreak不如前兩詞常用,主要用於書面語或描寫性語言。