从有道朗文整理出来的英语专业重要词汇概要1.docVIP

dawn 1 n [C,U] / d??n d?n / 英 / d??n / 1.the time at the beginning of the day when light first appears 黎明，破晓 [SYN ]daybreak→ dusk When dawn broke (= the first light of the day appeared ) , we were still 50 miles from Calcutta. 破晓的时候，我们离加尔各答还有50英里。 I was up at the crack of dawn (= very early in the morning ) to get the plane. 我一大早就起来赶飞机。 We worked from dawn to dusk (= through the whole day while it is light ) . 我们从早干到晚。 the cold light of dawn 清冷的晨曦 at dawn The boats set off at dawn. 天一亮船队就出发了。 2.the dawn of civilization/time etc the time when something began or first appeared 文明的开端/宇宙初开等