单词 | dawn |
释义 | dawn —dawnlike, adj. /dawn/, n. 1. the first appearance of daylight in the morning: Dawn broke over the valley. 2. the beginning or rise of anything; advent: the dawn of civilization. v.i. 3. to begin to grow light in the morning: The day dawned with a cloudless sky. 4. to begin to open or develop. 5. to begin to be perceived (usually fol. by on): The idea dawned on him. [bef. 1150; ME dawen (v.), OE dagian, deriv. of daeg DAY; akin to ON daga, MD, MLG dagen, OHG tagen] Syn. 1. daybreak, sunrise. 5. appear, occur, break. Ant. 1. sunset. |
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