dawn /dɔːn/ star2 CET4 TEM4 (dawning,dawned,dawns)

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  N-VAR（有变体名词） Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. 黎明

  例：

  Nancy woke at dawn.

  天刚亮南希就醒了。

• 2.  

  N-SING（单数型名词） Thedawnof a period of time or a situation is the beginning of it. 开端 [文学性]

  例：

  ...the dawn of the radio age.

  …无线通讯时代的开端。

• 3.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If something is dawning, it is beginning to develop or come into existence. 开始 [书面]

  例：

  A new century was dawning.

  一个新的世纪开始了。

• 4.  

  N-SING（单数型名词） dawning 开端

  例：

  ...the dawning of the space age.

  …太空时代的开始。