a false dawnHOPEsomething that seems positive or hopeful but really is not 虚幻的希望 There was talk of share prices recovering, but that was just a false dawn. 有人说股价会回升,但那不过是镜花水月而已。
a false dawn• That proved to be a false dawn, as Moravcik's replacement, McNamara, was the one who scored.• Tracers lit up the fog like a false dawn.• It was a false dawn, replaced soon after by a now starless night that was blacker than the previous hours.
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