1 [U] [C] the early morning, when light first appears in the sky 破晓;黎明:
before/at dawn黎明之前;黎明之时:Dawn was breaking (= it was starting to get light) as I set off to work.我出发上班的时候,天刚开始亮。
2 [sing] the beginning 开始;发端;开端:
the dawn of civilization文明的起始
the crack of dawn→CRACK²
dawn²
/dɔ:n ||; dɔn/verb[I]
1 (formal 正式) to begin to grow light, after the night 破晓;(天)初亮:
The day dawned bright and cold.天初亮时,晴朗而寒冷。 (figurative 比喻)A new era of peace is dawning.一个和平的新纪元正初露曙光。
2dawn (on sb) to become clear (to sb) 变得明白;领悟:
Suddenly it dawned on her. ‘Of course!’ she said. ‘You're Mike's brother!’她忽然明白过来。“当然啦!”她说,“你是迈克的弟弟!”