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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- dawn
[dɔːn]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
[of day]
黎明
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2.
noun
the dawn of sth 某事的开端
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3.
vi.
[day+]
开始
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4.
vi.
[period]
[ age+]
开始
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from dawn to dusk
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从早到晚
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- dawn
[dɔːn]
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1.
n.[c/u]
黎明，拂晓
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The first hint of dawn was touching the valley.
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黎明的第一缕微曦正照亮这个山谷。
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We got up before dawn.
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我们天没亮就起床了。
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2.
n.[c]
早期，初期
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He represented the dawn of a new era and age.
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他代表了一个新纪元的开始。
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3.
n.[c]
开端，初始
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From the dawn of history, men have lived in violence.
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自有历史以来，人类一直生活在暴力之中。
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It was the dawn of the Roman Empire.
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这是罗马帝国兴起的开始。
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4.
vt.
渐渐被理解，开始被领悟
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It dawned on me that I should have listened to my mother.
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我突然醒悟了自己本该听妈妈的话。
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It dawned on him that she had betrayed him.
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他渐渐明白她已经出卖了他。
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5.
vi.
开始出现，开始展现
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The day of the internet had dawned on the world.
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因特网时代已经已降临世界。
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The age of computers had dawned.
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计算机的时代来到了。
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6.
vi.
天亮，破晓
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It began to dawn after the long night.
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漫漫长夜之后天开始亮起来。
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It started to dawn, and we had to get up.
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天快亮了，我们只好起床。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- dawn
[dɔːn]
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1.
n
daybreak; sunrise
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2.
n
the sky when light first appears in the morning
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3.
n
the beginning of something
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4.
vi.
[intr]
to begin to grow light after the night
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5.
vi.
to begin to develop, appear, or expand
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6.
vi.
[usually foll by on or upon]
to begin to become apparent (to)
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7.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English dagian to dawn; see day
Examples
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the dawn of the Space Age
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太空时代的开端
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The enemy struck at dawn.
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敌人在拂晓发起进攻。
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The party was over at dawn.
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聚会在黎明时才结束。
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Since the dawn of Chinese civilization, jade has been a highly treasured object.
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从中华文明起源开始，玉就成了人们珍爱的物什。
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Heidi always arises before dawn and walks her dog before going to work.
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海蒂总是天亮前就起床，遛完狗去上班。
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