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dawn

UK //dɔːn//US //dɑːn//

词源

源自古英语'dagian',意为'变成白天',与古高地德语'tagēn'(黎明)同源。

noun

❶ 指一天中太阳刚刚升起的时候,即黎明或拂晓,天色开始变亮的时段。

“We set off at dawn to catch the sunrise.”

(我们黎明时分出发去看日出。)

“The birds start singing before dawn.”

(鸟儿在黎明前就开始鸣叫。)

❶ 比喻某事物开始出现或发展的初期阶段,常用来描述新时代、新思想的开始。

“This discovery marked the dawn of a new era in medicine.”

(这一发现标志着医学新纪元的开始。)

“The internet brought the dawn of digital communication.”

(互联网带来了数字通信的曙光。)

同义词:sunrise, daybreak, morning, beginning, start

verb

❶ 指天开始变亮,太阳即将升起,进入黎明时分。

“The day was dawning as we reached the mountain top.”

(我们到达山顶时,天开始亮了。)

“A new day dawned bright and clear.”

(新的一天在晴朗中到来。)

❶ 比喻某事物开始变得明显或被理解,常指意识或理解的逐渐形成。

“The truth finally dawned on him after hours of thinking.”

(经过数小时的思考,他终于明白了真相。)

“It dawned on me that I had forgotten my keys.”

(我突然意识到自己忘了带钥匙。)

同义词:begin, start, emerge, occur, appear

常见短语

at dawn — 在黎明时分,指太阳刚升起的时候,常用于描述特定时间发生的事件。

“The soldiers attacked at dawn.”

(士兵们在黎明时分发动了攻击。)

dawn on someone — 指某人逐渐明白或意识到某事,强调理解的过程是渐进的。

“It dawned on her that she had been wrong all along.”

(她逐渐意识到自己一直以来的错误。)

from dawn to dusk — 从早到晚,形容一整天的时间跨度,强调持续时间长。

“Farmers work from dawn to dusk during harvest season.”

(农民在收获季节从早到晚地工作。)