dawn

[dɔ:n]

n.黎明, 曙光, 开端, 破晓
vi.开始出现, 破晓, 逐渐明白

n.

1. 黎明, 拂晓[C][U]

We must get up at dawn.

我们必须天一亮就起来。

2. 开端; 曙光, 端倪[the S][(+of)]

vi.

1. 破晓, (天)刚亮

The day was dawning.

天渐渐亮了。

2. (时代, 局面等)开始出现, 渐露端倪

3. 开始(为人所)明白; 顿悟[(+on/upon)]

The truth at last dawned upon her.

她终于明白了事情的真相。

词形变化

动词过去式: dawned | 动词过去分词: dawned | 动词现在分词: dawning | 动词第三人称单数: dawns |

词义辨析

同义:

n.黎明, 拂晓

daybreak  twilight  sunrise

n.开端

beginning  start  commencement  outset  

同义参见:

morning  opening  conception  daylight  

反义:

n.黎明, 拂晓

dusk  

英英释义

名词 dawn:

the first light of day

同义词：dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow

the earliest period

同义词：morning

an opening time period

动词 dawn:

become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

同义词：click, get through, come home, get across, sink in, penetrate, fall into place

appear or develop

become light

补充

dawndawn英:[dɔ:n] 美:[dɔn]n.1.黎明, 拂晓The dawns here in the mountains are very beautiful.这里山区的黎明是很美的。Did you hear the cock crow at dawn?黎明时你听到鸡叫了吗?At dawn we broke through the barbed wire entanglements under the city wall.拂晓我们突破了城墙的铁丝网。They got across the bridge before dawn.他们于破晓前过了那座桥。They work from dawn till dark.他们从天亮一直工作到天黑。2.开端, 萌芽The war was ended and we looked forward to the dawn of much happier days.大战结束了, 我们盼望着更加美好的日子的来临。vi.1.破晓; (天)刚亮Day dawns in the east.东方破晓。The morning dawned brightly.拂晓天气晴朗。The day was just dawning.天刚亮。Day will soon dawn.天很快就亮了。The day was dawning when we set out.我们出发时天刚破晓。They were waiting for the day to dawn.他们正在等待天明。Last Sunday dawned a perfect day.上星期日, 一早就是个好天气。The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm at night.夜里暴风雨过后, 拂晓清新而晴朗。After the storm at night, the morning dawned clear and fine over the bay.经过一夜的暴风雨之后, 海湾的早晨分外晴朗。The next day dawned bright and sunny.第二天一大早阳光灿烂。2.开始出现The space age dawned in the twentieth century.太空时代开始于二十世纪。A new age dawned with the invention of the radio.随着无线电的发明, 一个新时代开始了。

例句

1. Nancy woke at dawn.南希在黎明时分醒来。 2. the dawn of a new era in human history人类历史上一个新时代的开端 3. the dawn of powered flight动力飞行的开端 4. The next day dawned sombre and gloomy.第二天拂晓时, 天色阴沉昏暗。 5. The first day of the holidays dawned.假期的第一天到来了。 6. When the great day dawned, the first concern was the weather.当那个大日子到来的时候, 大家首先关注的是天气。 7. A new era seemed to be about to dawn for the coach and his young team.对于这位教练和他年轻的球队来说, 一个全新的时代看似就要到来了。 8. The day dawned with a cloudless sky.东方发白，晴空万里无云。 9. The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm.暴风雨之后，破晓时天朗气清。 10. A new age for mankind is dawning.一个人类的新时代正在出现。 11. A new era is now dawning upon the world.世界正进入一个新时代。 12. The idea dawned on her.她突然想到了那个念头。 13. This fact has just dawned on me.我现在才明白这件事。 14. he set off at dawn.他黎明时分出发。 15. the dawn of civilization.文明的开端。 16. [with complement]Thursday dawned bright and sunny.锦上添花的是，星期四一大早就阳光明媚灿烂。 17. a new age was dawning in the Tory party.保守党的新时代来临了。 18. the awful truth was beginning to dawn on him.他开始认识到可怕的事实。 19. [as adj. dawning]he smiled with dawning recognition.他若有所悟地微笑起来。 20. before/at dawn黎明之前；黎明之时: 21. 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。 22. the dawn of civilization文明的起始 23. A new era of peace is dawning.一个和平的新纪元正初露曙光。 24. 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！” 25. "We arrived at/before/after dawn. [=sunrise, daybreak]"我们黎明时分/前/后到达。 26. We danced till dawn.我们一直跳舞到天亮。 27. the dawn's clear light破晓的亮光 28. as dawn breaks over the city城市上空天刚破晓之时 29. He woke up at the crack of dawn. [=very early in the morning]他破晓时分就醒了。 30. She drove from dawn to/until dusk. [=from early morning until early evening]她从黎明开始开车，一直开到黄昏。 31. Winter brings late dawns and early sunsets.冬天昼短夜长。 32. People have fought with each other since the dawn of history/time/civilization.人类早在历史/时代/文明之始，就已开始了彼此争斗。 33. the dawn of a new era/age新纪元/时代的开始 34. at the dawn of the 21st century在21世纪伊始 35. They waited for the day to dawn.他们等待天亮。 36. A new age/era is dawning.一个新的时代/纪元到来了。 37. "Suddenly, the truth dawns."突然，事实变得明朗了。 38. The solution finally dawned on him. [=he finally saw the solution]他最终想出了解决办法。 39. It suddenly dawned on me that I hadn't eaten all day.我突然意识到自己已经一整天没吃东西了。 40. It began to dawn on her that she was lost.她开始意识到自己迷路了。 41. the dawning [=beginning] of a new day/age/era新的一天/时代/纪元的开始