1. | [u][c] 黎明;拂晓;破晓the time of day when light first appears |
They start work at dawn . 天一亮他们就开始干活了。 | |
It's almost dawn. 天快亮了。 | |
We arrived in Sydney as dawn broke(= as the first light could be seen) . 黎明时分我们到达了悉尼。 | |
I woke up just before dawn. 我正好在拂晓前醒来。 | |
summer's early dawns 夏日早到的黎明 | |
He works from dawn till dusk(= from morning till night) . 他从早到晚地工作。 |
2. | [sing] ~ (of sth) 开端;曙光;萌芽the beginning or first signs of sth |
the dawn of civilization/time/history 文明╱时代╱历史的开端 | |
Peace marked a new dawn in the country's history. 和平使这个国家的历史翻开了新的一页。 |