| 单词 | dawn |
| 释义 | dawn —dawn /dɔːn/ aep /dɑːn/ noun [C or U] B2 the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky: » We woke at dawn.» We left as dawn was breaking (= starting).» We left at the break of dawn.» 23 people were arrested and large quantities of heroin were seized in a dawn raid (= when police officers suddenly enter a building, in an attempt to catch people involved in illegal activities).Thesaurus+: ↑Days and times of daythe dawn of sth C1 LITERARYF0 the start of a period of time or the beginning of something new: » The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in European history.Thesaurus+: ↑Beginnings and startsfrom dawn to duskF0 from early morning until night: » We worked from dawn to dusk, seven days a week.Thesaurus+: ↑Days and times of day• • • Extra Examples:» She slept fitfully throughout the night and arose before dawn.» Three prisoners were involved in a dawn jailbreak today.» They mounted a surprise attack at dawn.» She's always up before dawn.» They partied till dawn.verb [I] (BECOME KNOWN) ↑Verb Endings for dawn ► F0 to become known or obvious: » Gradually the truth about him dawned.» [+ that] It eventually dawned that he wouldn't be coming back.Thesaurus+: ↑Thinking and contemplatingverb [I] (BEGIN) ↑Verb Endings for dawn ► F0 If a day or period of time dawns, it begins: » He left the house just as the day was dawning.» Few people could have predicted the dramatic changes that were to take place .Thesaurus+: ↑Starting and beginning , ↑Starting again |
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