dawn
n[U, C]
1 time of day when light first appears; daybreak 黎明; 破晓; 拂晓
We must start at dawn. 我们必须天一亮就启程.
He works from dawn till dusk. 他从天亮工作到天黑.
It's almost dawn. 天差不多要亮了.
2 (fig 比喻) beginning; first signs of sth 开始; 开端; 发端
the dawn of hope, love, intelligence, civilization 希望、 爱情、 智力、 文明的开端
the dawn of a new age 新时代的曙光.
3 (idm 习语) the crack of dawn => crack1.
dawn v
1 [I] (often with it as subject 常用it作主语) begin to grow light 破晓
It was dawning as we left. 我们离开时天开始亮了.
When day dawned, we could see the damage the storm had caused. 天亮时, 我们可以看到风暴造成的灾害.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sb) gradually become clear to sb's mind; become evident (to sb) (某人)逐渐明白
It finally dawned (on me) that he had been lying. 最後(我)才明白他一直在撒谎.
The truth began to dawn on him. 他开始弄明白真相.
clothevt. 给…提供衣服,把衣服穿(在身上);<文>覆盖;赋予;
v. (用语言)表达;使蒙受(耻辱);赋与…以(权力,特性等);穿衣服;
artn. 艺术;艺术作品;(需要技术、工艺的)行业;文艺(包括绘画、雕塑、建筑、音乐、舞蹈、戏剧、文学等);
vi. thou art 即 you are,对一人讲话时用;
adj. 艺术的;(为)艺术家的;艺术品的;具有艺术性的;
vt.& vi. [口语](把…)装饰得古色古香,(把…)装饰得古怪而有艺术趣味,把…装饰得有艺术价值;把…加以艺术乔装,使艺术化[仅用于 art up 短语中];
eightynum. 八十;
n. 八十;八十年代;八十岁;
adj. 八十的;八十个的;八十岁的;