"dawn" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 黎明
• 拂晓

Definition

dawn 指太阳升起前天空开始出现第一道光的时刻。它也可以表示某个重要时期或想法的开端。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

最常见的是作名词，表示清晨最早的天光：'at dawn', 'before dawn', 'from dawn to dusk'。它比 'sunrise' 更有文学色彩；'sunrise' 更强调太阳真正露出的那一刻。'the dawn of...' 常表示新时代或新阶段的开始。

Examples

We woke up at dawn to catch the first bus.

我们在**黎明**时分醒来，去赶第一班公交车。

The sky was pink at dawn.

天空在**黎明**时是粉红色的。

Birds start singing before dawn.

鸟儿在**黎明**前就开始唱歌了。

By the time dawn broke, we were still on the road.

等到**黎明**到来时，我们还在路上。

It was at dawn that the idea finally hit me.

就在**黎明**时分，我终于突然想到了那个主意。

Many people saw it as the dawn of a new era.

很多人把它看作一个新时代的**开端**。