新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

dawn

英  [dɔːn]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • dawns

    1[SING 单数型名词] 黎明

    Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.

    双语例句

    例:

    Nancy woke at dawn.

    天刚亮南希就醒了。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 开端

    The dawn of a period of time or a situation is the beginning of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    the dawn of the radio age.

    无线通讯时代的开端。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • dawn on , dawn upon

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 被理解 , 被领悟

    If a fact or idea dawns on you, you realize it.

    近义词

    strike

    双语例句

    例:

    It gradually dawned on me that I still had talent and ought to run again.

    我渐渐明白我还有能力,应该再参加一次。

    VERB. 动词
  • dawns , dawning , dawned

    1[I 不及物动词] 开始

    If something is dawning, it is beginning to develop or come into existence.

    双语例句

    例:

    A new century was dawning.

    一个新的世纪开始了。