| 单词 | came the dawn |
| 释义 | > as lemmascame the dawn c. came the dawn: a cliché used to announce the break of day; hence figurative, used to indicate relief after a time of trouble, the dawning of understanding, etc. Π 1927 P. G. Wodehouse Meet Mr. Mulliner v. 169 A benevolent glow irradiated the other's spectacles. ‘Came the Dawn!’ he murmured. ‘Came the Dawn.’ 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. iii. v. 582 For her sake alone he..renounced wealth and fame. Love was his guiding star. Came the dawn. Yeogh!.. What do you think you are—a little hero from Hollywood? 1948 C. Day Lewis Otterbury Incident iii. 29 As for Nick, you never saw such a ‘Came-the-dawn’ expression as he had on his face. 1967 ‘A. Garve’ Very Quiet Place i. iv. 60 It was fun staying up half the night..but, came the dawn, I was the one who had to..earn the rent. 1967 Guardian 18 Oct. 1 ‘Came the dawn.’ In the days of silent films this caption introduced the sequence where the young lovers were united after a night of tropical storm. < as lemmas |
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