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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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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 onor upon] to begin to become apparent (to) -
7.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English dagian to dawn; see
day
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1.
n
daybreak; sunrise
Examples
- Came the dawn…
- 黎明降临… → break
- the dawn of the Space Age
- 太空时代的开端 → dawn
- He works from dawn to dusk, nor does he pause for rest.
- 他从早工作到晚，从不停下来休息。 → nor
- The enemy struck at dawn.
- 敌人在拂晓发起进攻. → strike
- We went to bed at dawn.
- 我们拂晓时才睡的觉。 → dawn
- The party was over at dawn.
- 聚会在黎明时才结束。 → dawn
- The consequences of your actions will dawn on you sooner or later.
- 你所作所为的后果迟早会显现出来的。 → dawn
- Since the dawn of Chinese civilization, jade has been a highly treasured object.
- 从中华文明起源开始，玉就成了人们珍爱的物什。
- from dawn to dusk
- 从早到晚 → dawn
- the dawn chorus → chorus
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