dawn
n[U, C]
1 time of day when light first appears; daybreak 黎明; 破曉; 拂曉
We must start at dawn. 我們必須天一亮就啟程.
He works from dawn till dusk. 他從天亮工作到天黑.
It's almost dawn. 天差不多要亮了.
2 (fig 比喻) beginning; first signs of sth 開始; 開端; 發端
the dawn of hope, love, intelligence, civilization 希望、 愛情、 智力、 文明的開端
the dawn of a new age 新時代的曙光.
3 (idm 習語) the crack of dawn => crack1.
dawn v
1 [I] (often with it as subject 常用it作主語) begin to grow light 破曉
It was dawning as we left. 我們離開時天開始亮了.
When day dawned, we could see the damage the storm had caused. 天亮時, 我們可以看到風暴造成的災害.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (on sb) gradually become clear to sb's mind; become evident (to sb) (某人)逐漸明白
It finally dawned (on me) that he had been lying. 最後(我)才明白他一直在撒謊.
The truth began to dawn on him. 他開始弄明白真相.