dawn
dawn
英[dɔːn]美[dɔːn]
n.黎明，开端，曙光，萌芽；
v.出现，开始，开始清楚，变得开朗；
复数：dawns;
第三人称单数：dawns;
过去式：dawned;
过去分词：dawned;
现在分词：dawning;
例句
They took the field at dawn.他们在凌晨打响了战斗。
They got the soldiers up well before dawn.天蒙蒙亮他们就叫士兵们起床。
Our troops struck at dawn.我们的部队在黎明时发起了进攻。
They talked till dawn.他们一直谈到天明。
He ordered the army to invade at dawn.他命令*队在拂晓入侵。
In the east we could see the first faint glimmer of dawn.我们可以看到东方的第一缕曙光。
We're at the end of the historical epoch, and at the dawn of another.我们正处在一个历史时代的末期, 另一个历史时代的开端。
We will encounter the enemy at dawn.我们将于黎明时与敌交战。
The street lights come on at dusk and go off at dawn.路灯在黄昏时开, 拂晓时关。
They were waiting for the day to dawn.他们正在等待天明。
英语六级真题
Still, it is true that American families are growing closer at the dawn of this new millennium ( ' , 千年).
出自-2016年6月阅读原文We went through a dramatic shift," says Dawn Watkins, the vice president for student affairs.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文They had titles like Young vs Old, Gray Dawn and The Coming Generational Storm, and their message was blunt: health-care systems were heading for the rocks, pensioners were taking young people to the cleaners, and soon there would be intergenerational warfare.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文At the crack of dawn, he would run up the slopes with his skis on, an unbelievably back-breaking activity.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section BStill, it is true that American families are growing closer at dawn of this new millennium(千年).
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-VAR
黎明;拂晓
Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
例句
Nancy woke at dawn.拂晓时分南希醒了。N-SING
开端;起始阶段
The dawn of a period of time or a situation is the beginning of it.
例句
We can only guess what went through the mind of a man who could look back to the dawn of powered flight.一个能够回想起动力飞行初始阶段的人那时脑子里想了些什么，我们只能够猜测而已。...the dawn of the radio age.无线电时代的开端VERB
初现;出现;开始形成
If something is dawning, it is beginning to develop or come into existence.
例句
Throughout Europe a new railway age, that of the high-speed train, has dawned...新的铁路时代——高速铁路时代，在整个欧洲已经开始出现。A new era seemed to be about to dawn for the coach and his young team...对于那名教练和他的年轻球队来说，一个崭新的时代似乎即将到来。VERB
(一天）到来，开始
When you say that a particular day dawned, you mean it arrived or began, usually when it became light.
例句
When the great day dawned, the first concern was the weather...当那个不同寻常的日子到来时，大家首先关注的是天气。The next day dawned sombre and gloomy.第二天拂晓时，天色阴沉昏暗。英汉词典释义
n.
黎明, 拂晓
The dawns here in the mountains are very beautiful.这里山区的黎明是很美的。Did you hear the cock crow at dawn?黎明时你听到鸡叫了吗?At dawn we broke through the barbed wire entanglements under the city wall.拂晓我们突破了城墙的铁丝网。They got across the bridge before dawn.他们于破晓前过了那座桥。They work from dawn till dark.他们从天亮一直工作到天黑。开端, 萌芽
The war was ended and we looked forward to the dawn of much happier days.大战结束了, 我们盼望着更加美好的日子的来临。天亮，曙光
(破晓时的)晨空
vi.
破晓; (天)刚亮
Day dawns in the east.东方破晓。The morning dawned brightly.拂晓天气晴朗。The day was just dawning.天刚亮。Day will soon dawn.天很快就亮了。The day was dawning when we set out.我们出发时天刚破晓。They were waiting for the day to dawn.他们正在等待天明。Last Sunday dawned a perfect day.上星期日, 一早就是个好天气。The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm at night.夜里暴风雨过后, 拂晓清新而晴朗。After the storm at night, the morning dawned clear and fine over the bay.经过一夜的暴风雨之后, 海湾的早晨分外晴朗。The next day dawned bright and sunny.第二天一大早阳光灿烂。开始出现
The space age dawned in the twentieth century.太空时代开始于二十世纪。A new age dawned with the invention of the radio.随着无线电的发明, 一个新时代开始了。变得明朗；开始清楚
vt.
(开始)被理解；被领悟；被看清；被想到；渐渐明白，渐悟(on或upon)
英英词典释义
Noun
1. the first light of day;
"we got up before dawn""they talked until morning"2. the earliest period;
"the dawn of civilization""the morning of the world"3. an opening time period;
"it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"Verb
1. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions;
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him""she was penetrated with sorrow"2. appear or develop;
"The age of computers had dawned"3. become light;
"It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
