daybreak

英 [ˈdeɪbreɪk]

美 [ˈdeɪbreɪk]

n.  黎明; 拂晓; 破晓; 天亮

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BNC.32777 / COCA.18833

牛津词典

noun

• 黎明；拂晓；破晓；天亮
  the time of day when light first appears
  1. We left before daybreak.
     我们是在黎明前出发的。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 黎明;拂晓;破晓
  Daybreakis the time in the morning when light first appears.
  1. It was six-thirty, almost daybreak...
     时间是 6点 30 分，天几乎要破晓了。
  2. Pedro got up every morning before daybreak.
     佩德罗每天早上天还没亮就起床了。

英英释义

noun

• the first light of day
  1. we got up before dawn
  2. they talked until morning
  Synonym:dawndawningmorningaurorafirst lightbreak of daybreak of the daydayspringsunrisesunupcockcrow

双语例句

• I told you we should have done this at daybreak.
  我早告诉你应该白天来。
• Before daybreak they had already wiped out all the enemy troops.
  在拂晓前他们已经将敌人全部歼灭。
• At daybreak we started on our journey.
  黎明时，我们又出发了。
• Fantine had passed a sleepless and feverish night, filled with happy visions; at daybreak she fell asleep.
  芳汀发了一夜烧，并且失眠，可是这一夜却充满了种种快乐的幻象，到早晨，她睡着了。
• At daybreak the men from the tribe appeared on the rocks overlooking the shore.
  天亮的时候，部落里的人在岩石上出现了，他们在向海滨眺望。
• We made a dashing attack on the enemy a little before daybreak.
  拂晓前，我们向敌人发起了猛攻。
• He came for me before daybreak.
  天亮前，他来接我。
• It was six-thirty, almost daybreak
  时间是6点30分，天几乎要破晓了。
• At daybreak, I shall conquer!
  黎明破晓时，我终将征服一切。
• Daybreak found us on a cold, clammy ship
  天亮时我们发现自己呆在一条冰冷黏湿的船上。