黎明之光:dawn綜述
And I'll rise like the break of dawn; Let it go, let it go; That perfect girl is gone.
——《let it go》
我像旭日從地上冒起,隨心而行,隨心而行,那個完美女孩已不在了。
——《隨它吧》
一、你知道dawn有幾種含義嗎?
n.
1.黎明,拂曉
Nancy woke at dawn.
拂曉時分南希醒了。
2.開端
We can only guess what went through the mind of a man who could look back to the dawn of powered flight.
一個能夠回想起動力飛行初始階段的人那時腦子裏想了些什麼,我們只能夠猜測而已。
v.
1.破曉[I,T]
It was as though day had dawned after a long and fearful night.
好象經過漫長而可怕的黑夜之後天又亮了。
2.出現[I,T]
A new era seemed to be about to dawn for the coach and his young team.
對於那名教練和他的年輕球隊來說,一個嶄新的時代似乎即將到來。
3.被理解,被領悟[T]
The truth began to dawn on him.
他開始弄明白真相。
二、詞義辨析:表示“黎明,黃昏”的有哪些詞呢?
twilight 指日落後或日出前的微明,但通常側重於前者。
dawn 指天剛亮時的黎明,可作引申用。
dusk 指接近夜晚的黃昏時刻。
三、學會dawn的用法了嗎?來做個小測試吧
At the farmers began to arouse.
黎明時農民們開始醒來。
The whole team has roped up and will set out before .
全隊已用一條繩子相互系在一起,將於黎明前出發。