| 释义 |
dawn | BrE dɔːn, AmE dɔn,dɑn | A. noun ① literal (time of day) 黎明 límíng ▸ from dawn to or till dusk 从早到晚 ▸ dawn broke 天亮了 ▸ do sth until dawn 彻夜做某事 ▸ at dawn 黎明时 ▸ at the crack of dawn 一大早 ② figurative (beginning of sth new) 开端 kāiduān ▸ the dawn of civilization/a new era 文明/新纪元的开端 ▸ since the dawn of time 自开辟鸿蒙以来 B. intransitive verb ① (become light) «day» 破晓 pòxiǎo ▸ the day dawned sunny and warm 天亮了，阳光明媚，温暖宜人 ▸ the day will dawn when … figurative …的那一天会来的 ② figurative (begin to develop) 开始 kāishǐ ▸ a new era has dawned in China 中国进入了一个新纪元 ▸ hope dawned on the horizon 希望出现了 ③ ▸ to dawn on or upon sb «truth» 被某人认识到 «idea» 被某人想到 bèi mǒu rén xiǎngdào ▸ it dawned on me/him that … 我/他突然明白… ▸ inspiration/the answer dawned on him 他突然来了灵感/想出了答案 |