n.(名词)

1. 黎明，曙光，佛晓，天亮，东方发白
2. 开端，发端，端绪，端倪
3. 萌芽
4. 醒悟
5. 晨曦，朝霞
6. 开端，开始
7. 道恩（音译名）

v.(动词)

1. 开始出现；渐露端倪
2. 顿悟，渐渐明白，渐悟，开始（为人所）明白
3. 破晓，东方发白， 露曙光，（天）刚亮
4. 亮，渐亮
5. 出现，浮现，初现
6. 萌芽躁动
7. 开始（为人所）明白，变得明朗，开始清楚
8. 使开始明白，使渐渐领悟，使开始理解

n.(名词)

1. [C][U]黎明; 拂晓 the time of day when light first appears; the first appearance of light in the sky before the sun rises
2. [S]开端; 萌芽 the beginning or first appearance of new period, idea, feeling, etc.

v.(动词)

1. vi. & link v. 破晓; (天)初亮 begin to grow light
2. vi. 开始现出 begin to appear

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"
   

1.黎明;拂晓
dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.

e.g. Nancy woke atdawn.
拂晓时分南希醒了。

2.开端;起始阶段
The dawn of a period of time or a situation is the beginning of it.

e.g. We can only guess what went through the mind of a man who could look back to thedawn 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。
e.g. ...thedawn of the radio age.
无线电时代的开端

3.初现;出现;开始形成
If somethingis dawning, it is beginning to develop or come into existence.

e.g. 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。
e.g. A new era seemed to be about todawn 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。

dawning
...the dawning of the space age...
太空时代的开始
Tettlinger uncovered his eyes in the first dawning of hope.
泰特林格一看到希望就不再捂着眼睛了。

4.(一天）到来，开始
When you say that a particular daydawned, you mean it arrived or began, usually when it became light.

dawn

e.g. 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。
e.g. The next day dawned sombre and gloomy.
第二天拂晓时，天色阴沉昏暗。

5. at the crack ofdawn -> see crack

相关词组：dawn on

1. 晨曦：巴基斯坦<>(dawn)报周五援引调查人员的话称,嫌疑最大的是巴基斯坦虔诚军. 分析人士认为,与基地组织有关的拉什卡-简戈维组织(Lashkar-e-Jhangvi)也可能是幕後黑手.

We set sail at dawn and headed for New York.

我们在黎明起程，直驶纽约。

Diana aroused them just before dawn.

戴安娜在黎明前唤醒了他们。

I can see the dawn of the better day for humanity.

我已经看到了人类美好日子的曙光。

The sky was pink with the first glimmer of the dawn.

天空因第一丝曙光而呈淡红色。

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 look forward to the dawn of better days.

我们期待较好的日子的来临。

The marchers jumped off at the crack of dawn.

行军队伍在破晓时出发了。

dawn was breaking when we came back to the camp.

当我们返回营地时，天刚破晓。

Break of dawn, there's no sun up in the sky.

破晓时分,天空还没有太阳。

A new era is dawning.

一个新的时代开始出现了。

It began to dawn after the long night.

漫漫长夜之后天开始亮起来。

The truth began to dawn upon him.

他开始明白那道理。

It didn't dawn on me that I was getting the bum's rush.

我不明白，我竟要被赶走。

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。

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。

The following morning dawned bright and warm.

第二天一大早阳光和煦。

A new technological age had dawned.

新技术时代已经开始。

Slowly the awful truth dawned.

可怕的事实慢慢地清晰起来。

Suddenly it dawned on me that they couldn't possibly have met before.

我突然明白他们以前不可能见过面。

Nancy woke at dawn.

拂晓时分南希醒了。

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

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。

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。

So you wouldn't consider this to be a normal rescue procedure.

那么这并不符合常规的营救程序,对吗?

The cock is the harbinger of dawn.

雄鸡报晓.

dawn is beginning to show in the east.

东方露出了曙光.

We got the order to saddle up just after dawn.

我们得到命令,天一亮就要上好马鞍.

dawn began to break.

东方欲晓.

Rise at dawn and sweep the courtyard.

黎明即起,洒扫庭除.

1. The dawns here in the mountains are very beautiful.
   这里山区的黎明是很美的。
2. Did you hear the cock crow at dawn?
   黎明时你听到鸡叫了吗?
3. 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。
4. They got across the bridge before dawn.
   他们于破晓前过了那座桥。
5. They work from dawn till dark.
   他们从天亮一直工作到天黑。
6. 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日子的来临。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Day dawns in the east.
   东方破晓。
2. The morning dawned brightly.
   拂晓天气晴朗。
3. The day was just dawning.
   天刚亮。
4. Day will soon dawn.
   天很快就亮了。
5. The day was dawning when we set out.
   我们出发时天刚破晓。
6. They were waiting for the day to dawn.
   他们等待天明。
7. The space age dawned in the twentieth century.
   太空时代开始于二十世纪。
8. 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。

用作系动词S+～+ n.

1. Last Sunday dawned a perfect day.
   上星期日,一早就是个好天气。

S+～+ adj.

1. The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm at night.
   夜里暴风雨过后迎来空气清新的拂晓。
2. 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。
3. The next day dawned bright and sunny.
   第二天一大早阳光灿烂。

dawn on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

逐渐(被人)知晓,明白 become gradually known by (sb)
dawn on〔upon〕 sth

A grey day dawned upon the sleeping city.

一个灰蒙蒙的白昼降临于这座沉睡的城市。

The ocean dawned on our view.

海洋呈现在我们眼前。

A smile dawned on his face.

他脸上露出了笑容。

A new era is dawning upon the world.

世界正进入一个新时代。

dawn on〔upon〕 sb/sth

The fact has just dawned on me.

我现在才明白这件事。

The truth may one day dawn upon you.

你总有一天会明白真相。

At last it dawned on us.

我们终于明白了。

The answer dawned on me when I wasn't thinking about the work.

在我没考虑答案的时候,答案不知不觉地出来了。

It ～ed on sb that/wh-clasue

It suddenly dawned on me that I'd caught the wrong train.

我突然意识到我乘错了火车。

It dawned on me that the following day would be her birthday.

我突然想起第二天是她的生日。

It dawned on me that I was lost.

我渐渐明白,我迷路了。

It has slowly dawned upon us that he will not help.

我们慢慢地明白过来他将不会来帮忙。

It dawned on me where I had seen him before.

我渐渐想起以前是在哪里见到过他。

It suddenly dawned upon me why he was so anxious to know when the accident took place.

我突然意识到他为什么急于知道事故是何时发生的。

动词+～

• dawn">mark the dawn标志着开始
• dawn">see the dawn看到曙光
• dawn">wait for the dawn等待着开始
• dawn">wake with dawn黎明即醒

形容词+～

• dawn">cold dawn寒冷的拂晓
• dawn">golden dawn金色的曙光

介词+～

• dawn">at dawn拂晓时
• dawn">before dawn黎明前
• dawn%20till%20dark">from dawn till dark从早到晚

～+介词

• dawn%20of%20this%20century">dawn of this century本世纪之初

～+副词

• dawn%20abruptly">dawn abruptly突然明白
• dawn%20calmly">dawn calmly悄然天亮
• dawn%20clearly">dawn clearly清楚地了解
• dawn%20finally">dawn finally终于开始现出
• dawn%20gradually">dawn gradually渐渐地了解
• dawn%20slowly">dawn slowly慢慢地清楚

～+介词

• dawn%20on">dawn on明白
• dawn%20on%20one%27s%20mind">dawn on one's mind了解
• dawn%20on%20one%27s%20view">dawn on one's view出现在某人面前
• dawn%20upon%20the%20world">dawn upon the world世界开始进入

• From the dawn of manhood to its decline.

  出自：S. Johnson

• You could see the first dawn of an idea stealing slowly over his countenance.

  出自：C. Lamb

• I saw him more clearly as the day dawned.

  出自：J. Barth

n.(名词)

1. dawn的意思是“黎明; 拂晓; 天刚亮”,既可作可数名词又可作不可数名词,前面通常用介词at或before。
2. dawn引申可表示“开端; 萌芽”,总是用单数形式,常与定冠词the连用。

v.(动词)

1. dawn用作不及物动词,多与介词on／upon连用,基本意思是“天破晓,黎明”,引申可表示人“(在头脑中)开始出现,开始觉醒,明白过来,明确起来,清楚起来; 出现,呈现”等。
2. dawn偶尔也可用作系动词,接形容词或名词作表语,表示“发亮; 破晓”。

n.(名词)

dawn, twilight

这两个词都有“曙光”的意思。其区别在于:

1.dawn指太阳刚要或刚刚升起的“黎明,拂晓”时分; twilight指日出前的曙光。例如:

They stepped out into the twilight.他们走进曙光中。

2.twilight还可指“暮光”“黄昏”,而dawn不可。

3.用于比喻, dawn可指某个时期的“开端; 开始”; twilight则指“恐慌时代”“没落时代”。

v.(动词)

dawn, break

这两个词都可作“破晓”解。其区别在于:break的主语只能用day; 而dawn的主语用day和morning都可以。例如:

The day breaks at five.

The morning〔day〕 dawns at five.

五点钟天就亮了。

twilight，dawn，dusk

这些名词含有“黎明，黄昏”之意。

twilight指日落后或日出前的微明，但通常侧重于前者。

dawn指天刚亮时的黎明，可作引申用。

dusk指接近夜晚的黄昏时刻。

n.(名词)

黎明时分,客人们离去。

误 At the dawn the guests departed.

正 At dawn the guests departed.

一大早,他们便起床出发了。

误 At early dawn, they got up and set off.

正 At the early dawn, they got up and set off.

析 at dawn〔before dawn, from dawn〕 till dark等短语中不可加the,但在at the early dawn, with the dawn等短语中一定要加the。

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的dauen；最初源自古英语的dagung，意为破晓。