| 释义 |
dawn /dɔːn/ n. | vi.
I n.
1. 黎明；拂晓
work from dawn till dark 从早到晚地工作
We must start at dawn. 我们必须天一亮就出发。
Dawn broke over the valley. 山谷上空曙光渐显。
2. [the dawn] 开端，起始
the dawn of a new era 新纪元的开端
the dawn of civilization 文明的起始
The war ended and they looked forward to the dawn of happier days. 战争结束了，他们期待着幸福日子的来临。
II vi.
1. 破晓
The day was just dawning. 天刚亮。
A new day has dawned. 新的一天已破晓。
2. 开始；出现；展现
The information era dawned in the later twentieth century. 信息时代始于20世纪后期。
3. 被理解；被领悟；被想到 (on,upon)
The truth finally dawned on him. 他最终明白了真相。
It dawned on me that I'd left the oven on. 我突然想起烘箱未曾关掉。
[< ME dawnen, 逆构 < dawninge daybreak < OE dagian to become day] |