dawn
noun[CorU]
uk/dɔːn/us/dɑːn/B2
theperiodin thedaywhenlightfrom thesunbeginstoappearin thesky:
拂晓,破晓,黎明Wewokeatdawn.天一亮我们就醒了。
Weleftas dawn wasbreaking(=starting).我们离开时天将破晓。
Weleftat thebreakofdawn.我们离开时天将破晓。
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the dawn ofsomethingC1literary
thestartof aperiodoftimeor thebeginningof something new:
…的开始;…的曙光Thefallof the BerlinWallmarkedthe dawn ofa newerainEuropeanhistory.柏林墙的倒塌标志着欧洲历史上一个新纪元的开始。
from dawn to dusk
from earlymorninguntilnight:
从早到晚Weworkedfrom dawn todusk, sevendaysaweek.我们从早到晚地工作,一周7天都是如此。
- Shesleptfitfullythroughoutthenightandarosebefore dawn.
 - Threeprisonerswereinvolvedin a dawnjailbreaktoday.
 - Theymountedasurpriseattackat dawn.
 - She's always up before dawn.
 - Theypartiedtill dawn.
 
Days & times of day
- afternoon
 - afternoons
 - am
 - arvo
 - at the crack of dawnidiom
 - high noon
 - hour
 - in broad daylightidiom
 - in the dead of night/winteridiom
 - last orders
 - night
 - nocturnally
 - noon
 - noontime
 - o'clock
 - office hours
 - the witching hour
 - twilit
 - workday
 - working day
 
dawn
verb[I]
uk/dɔːn/us/dɑːn/dawnverb[I](BEGIN)
If adayorperiodoftimedawns, itbegins:
破晓;开始Heleftthehousejust as thedaywas dawning.天将破晓时他离开了那座房子。
In the late 1970s, thepersonalcomputererawas dawning.个人电脑时代开始于20世纪70年代晚期。
Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush ofidiom
 - be/get in on the ground flooridiom
 - become
 - begin
 - branch out
 - develop
 - export
 - get down to businessidiom
 - grow
 - half-cock
 - here
 - here goes!idiom
 - hit the ground runningidiom
 - inaugurate
 - strike
 - strike out(somewhere)
 - stuck
 - stumble intosomething
 - swing into actionidiom
 - takesomethingup
 
dawnverb[I](BECOME KNOWN)
mainlyUK
tobecomeknownorobvious:
见分晓,水落石出;变得明朗Gradually thetruthabout him dawned.他的真实面目渐渐暴露了出来。
[+ that]Iteventuallydawnedthathe wouldn't be coming back.最终证明他不会回来了。
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
 - agonize
 - agonize over/aboutsomething
 - beard-stroking
 - bethink
 - consideration
 - dip
 - harbour
 - introspect
 - introspection
 - joined-up thinking
 - lateral thinking
 - let me see/let's seeidiom
 - reflection
 - run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
 - scratch
 - scratchyourheadidiom
 - self-contemplation
 - self-reflection
 - soul-searching
 
dawning
noun[S]uk/ˈdɔː.nɪŋ/us/ˈdɑː.nɪŋ/
the dawning of thedigitalage
Phrasal verb
dawn onsomeone