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dawn

释义

dawn

noun countable/uncountable

UK /dɔːn/

Word Forms

singular	dawn
plural	dawns

1
the beginning of the day, when it begins to get light
I don’t think he went to sleep until dawn.
at dawn:
They had decided to leave at dawn.
dawn breaks (=starts):
As dawn broke, queues of people began to form at all the border crossings.
from dawn till dusk (=all day):
He had worked from dawn till dusk without a break.
Synonyms and related words
Times in the morning or daytime
break of day
cockcrow
dawn

phrases

the dawn of something

dawn

noun countable/uncountable

US /dɔn/

Word Forms

singular	dawn
plural	dawns

1
the beginning of the day, when it begins to get light
I don’t think he went to sleep until dawn.
at dawn:
They had decided to leave at dawn.
dawn breaks (=starts):
As dawn broke, lines of people began to form at all the border crossings.
from dawn till dusk (=all day):
He had worked from dawn till dusk without a break.
Synonyms and related words
Times in the morning or daytime
break of day
cockcrow
dawn

phrases

the dawn of something

dawn

verb intransitive

UK /dɔːn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	dawn
he/she/it	dawns
present participle	dawning
past tense	dawned
past participle	dawned

1
if a day or morning dawns, it begins to get light
The big day dawned with a howling wind and heavy rain.
Synonyms and related words
The coming of night and day
break
close in
night falls
2
if something such as a new period in history dawns, it begins
The camera age was just dawning, and none of us had ever had our pictures taken before.
Synonyms and related words
To start to exist or happen
start
begin
arise
3
if something such as a thought or a feeling dawns, you begin to realize, understand, or feel it
dawn that:
The realization dawned that few of them would survive.
Synonyms and related words
To have a thought or thoughts
occur to
flash
dawn

phrasal verbs

dawn on

dawn

verb intransitive

US /dɔn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	dawn
he/she/it	dawns
present participle	dawning
past tense	dawned
past participle	dawned

1
if something such as a thought or a feeling dawns, you begin to realize, understand, or feel it
dawn that:
The realization dawned that few of them would survive.
Synonyms and related words
To have a thought or thoughts
occur to
flash
dawn
2
if a day or morning dawns, it begins to get light
The big day dawned with a howling wind and heavy rain.
Synonyms and related words
The coming of night and day
break
close in
night falls
3
if something such as a new period in history dawns, it begins
The camera age was just dawning, and none of us had ever had our pictures taken before.
Synonyms and related words
To start to exist or happen
start
begin
arise

phrasal verbs

dawn on

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