"we got up before dawn"
"they talked until morning"
"the dawn of civilization"
"the morning of the world"
"it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
"It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"
"she was penetrated with sorrow"
"The age of computers had dawned"
"It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
1.黎明;拂晓
dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises.
e.g. Nancy woke atdawn.
拂晓时分南希醒了。
2.开端;起始阶段
The dawn of a period of time or a situation is the beginning of it.
e.g. We can only guess what went through the mind of a man who could look back to thedawn of powered flight.
一个能够回想起动力飞行初始阶段的人那时脑子里想了些什么，我们只能够猜测而已。
e.g. ...thedawn of the radio age.
无线电时代的开端
3.初现;出现;开始形成
If somethingis dawning, it is beginning to develop or come into existence.
e.g. Throughout Europe a new railway age, that of the high-speed train, has dawned...
新的铁路时代——高速铁路时代，在整个欧洲已经开始出现。
e.g. A new era seemed to be about todawn for the coach and his young team...
对于那名教练和他的年轻球队来说，一个崭新的时代似乎即将到来。
4.(一天）到来，开始
When you say that a particular daydawned, you mean it arrived or began, usually when it became light.
dawn
e.g. When the great day dawned, the first concern was the weather...
当那个不同寻常的日子到来时，大家首先关注的是天气。
e.g. The next day dawned sombre and gloomy.
第二天拂晓时，天色阴沉昏暗。
5. at the crack ofdawn -> see crack
相关词组：dawn on
1. 晨曦：巴基斯坦<>(dawn)报周五援引调查人员的话称,嫌疑最大的是巴基斯坦虔诚军. 分析人士认为,与基地组织有关的拉什卡-简戈维组织(Lashkar-e-Jhangvi)也可能是幕後黑手.
我们在黎明起程，直驶纽约。
Diana aroused them just before dawn.戴安娜在黎明前唤醒了他们。
I can see the dawn of the better day for humanity.我已经看到了人类美好日子的曙光。
The sky was pink with the first glimmer of the dawn.天空因第一丝曙光而呈淡红色。
We're at the end of the historical epoch, and at the dawn of another.我们正处在一个历史时代的末期, 另一个历史时代的开端。
We look forward to the dawn of better days.我们期待较好的日子的来临。
The marchers jumped off at the crack of dawn.行军队伍在破晓时出发了。
dawn was breaking when we came back to the camp.当我们返回营地时，天刚破晓。
Break of dawn, there's no sun up in the sky.破晓时分,天空还没有太阳。
A new era is dawning.一个新的时代开始出现了。
It began to dawn after the long night.漫漫长夜之后天开始亮起来。
The truth began to dawn upon him.他开始明白那道理。
It didn't dawn on me that I was getting the bum's rush.我不明白，我竟要被赶走。
They start work at dawn .天一亮他们就开始干活了。
It's almost dawn.天快亮了。
We arrived in Sydney as dawn broke (= as the first light could be seen) .黎明时分我们到达悉尼。
I woke up just before dawn.我正好在拂晓前醒来。
summer's early dawns夏日早到的黎明
He works from dawn till dusk (= from morning till night) .他从早到晚地工作。
the dawn of civilization'/time'/history文明 / 时代 / 历史的开端
Peace marked a new dawn in the country's history.和平使这个国家的历史翻开了新的一页。
The following morning dawned bright and warm.第二天一大早阳光和煦。
A new technological age had dawned.新技术时代已经开始。
Slowly the awful truth dawned.可怕的事实慢慢地清晰起来。
Suddenly it dawned on me that they couldn't possibly have met before.我突然明白他们以前不可能见过面。
Nancy woke at dawn.拂晓时分南希醒了。
We can only guess what went through the mind of a man who could look back to the dawn of powered flight.一个能够回想起动力飞行初始阶段的人那时脑子里想了些什么，我们只能够猜测而已。
...the dawn of the radio age.无线电时代的开端
Throughout Europe a new railway age, that of the high-speed train, has dawned...新的铁路时代——高速铁路时代，在整个欧洲已经开始出现。
A new era seemed to be about to dawn for the coach and his young team...对于那名教练和他的年轻球队来说，一个崭新的时代似乎即将到来。
When the great day dawned, the first concern was the weather...当那个不同寻常的日子到来时，大家首先关注的是天气。
The next day dawned sombre and gloomy.第二天拂晓时，天色阴沉昏暗。
So you wouldn't consider this to be a normal rescue procedure.那么这并不符合常规的营救程序,对吗?
The cock is the harbinger of dawn.雄鸡报晓.
dawn is beginning to show in the east.东方露出了曙光.
We got the order to saddle up just after dawn.我们得到命令,天一亮就要上好马鞍.
dawn began to break.东方欲晓.
Rise at dawn and sweep the courtyard.黎明即起,洒扫庭除.
A grey day dawned upon the sleeping city.
一个灰蒙蒙的白昼降临于这座沉睡的城市。
The ocean dawned on our view.
海洋呈现在我们眼前。
A smile dawned on his face.
他脸上露出了笑容。
A new era is dawning upon the world.
世界正进入一个新时代。
dawn on〔upon〕 sb/sthThe fact has just dawned on me.
我现在才明白这件事。
The truth may one day dawn upon you.
你总有一天会明白真相。
At last it dawned on us.
我们终于明白了。
The answer dawned on me when I wasn't thinking about the work.
在我没考虑答案的时候,答案不知不觉地出来了。
It ～ed on sb that/wh-clasueIt suddenly dawned on me that I'd caught the wrong train.
我突然意识到我乘错了火车。
It dawned on me that the following day would be her birthday.
我突然想起第二天是她的生日。
It dawned on me that I was lost.
我渐渐明白,我迷路了。
It has slowly dawned upon us that he will not help.
我们慢慢地明白过来他将不会来帮忙。
It dawned on me where I had seen him before.
我渐渐想起以前是在哪里见到过他。
It suddenly dawned upon me why he was so anxious to know when the accident took place.
我突然意识到他为什么急于知道事故是何时发生的。
From the dawn of manhood to its decline.
出自：S. JohnsonYou could see the first dawn of an idea stealing slowly over his countenance.
出自：C. LambI saw him more clearly as the day dawned.
出自：J. Barth误 At the dawn the guests departed.
正 At dawn the guests departed.
一大早,他们便起床出发了。误 At early dawn, they got up and set off.
正 At the early dawn, they got up and set off.
析 at dawn〔before dawn, from dawn〕 till dark等短语中不可加the,但在at the early dawn, with the dawn等短语中一定要加the。
