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单词 false dawn
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false dawnnoun [ C usually singular ]

uk/ˌfɒls ˈdɔːn/us/ˌfɑːls ˈdɑːn/

something that seems to show that a successful period is beginning or that a situation is improving when it is not:

The increase in sales at the end of the year proved to be a false dawn.

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false dawnnoun [ C ]

ukus

a time in which something such as the economy seems to be getting better but in fact it is not:

In Japan, the concern is that the latest pick-up in activity will be another false dawn and that the economy will suffer a relapse.
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