音标:[dɔ:nz] ;
n. 黎明( dawn的名词复数 ); 开端; 天亮; (破晓时的)晨空
v. 破晓( dawn的第三人称单数 ); (天)刚亮; 开始出现; 变得明朗
n the first light of day
n the earliest period
n an opening time period
v become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
v appear or develop
v become light

dawn的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. We set sail at dawn and headed for New York.我们在黎明起程,直驶纽约。
  2. Diana aroused them just before dawn.戴安娜在黎明前唤醒了他们。
  3. 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。
  4. The sky was pink with the first glimmer of the dawn.天空因第一丝曙光而呈淡红色。
  5. 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。
  6. We look forward to the dawn of better days.我们期待较好的日子的来临。
  7. The marchers jumped off at the crack of dawn.行军队伍在破晓时出发了。
  8. Dawn was breaking when we came back to the camp.当我们返回营地时,天刚破晓。
  9. Break of dawn, there's no sun up in the sky.破晓时分,天空还没有太阳。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. A new era is dawning.一个新的时代开始出现了。
  2. It began to dawn after the long night.漫漫长夜之后天开始亮起来。
  3. The truth began to dawn upon him.他开始明白那道理。
  4. It didn't dawn on me that I was getting the bum's rush.我不明白,我竟要被赶走。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  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。
用作动词(v.)
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。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
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。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • mark the dawn标志着开始
  • see the dawn看到曙光
  • wait for the dawn等待着开始
  • wake with dawn黎明即醒
形容词+~
  • cold dawn寒冷的拂晓
  • golden dawn金色的曙光
介词+~
  • at dawn拂晓时
  • before dawn黎明前
  • from dawn till dark从早到晚
~+介词
  • dawn of this century本世纪之初
用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • dawn abruptly突然明白
  • dawn calmly悄然天亮
  • dawn clearly清楚地了解
  • dawn finally终于开始现出
  • dawn gradually渐渐地了解
  • dawn slowly慢慢地清楚
~+介词
  • dawn on明白
  • dawn on one's mind了解
  • dawn on one's view出现在某人面前
  • dawn upon the world世界开始进入

经典引文

  • 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

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