Word · Frequency #4374
Dawning
天亮；破晓
Dawning is the present participle of dawn.
(of the day) to begin to grow light
- 1.
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
变得清晰或进入意识或情感
- 2.
appear or develop
出现或发展
- 3.
become light
天亮,破晓
开始明白；变得清楚；开始出现；逐渐形成；变得清晰或进入意识或情感；出现或发展；天亮,破晓
In use
The morning dawned over the mountains.
It suddenly dawned on me that I had left the stove on.
As the day dawned, the birds began to sing.
It dawns + (time/adverbial)
常用it作主语，表示时间或条件。
It dawns early in summer.
夏天天亮得早。
The day/morning dawns + (adjective)
主语可用day, morning等，后接形容词描述天亮时的状态。
The day dawned bright and sunny.
天亮了，阳光明媚。
Verb forms
base dawn · third person dawns · -ing dawning · past dawned · past participle dawned
动词dawn常用于描述破晓或某事物开始显现，常用短语dawn on表示“开始明白”。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- dawn on
- （使）开始明白；使意识到
- The truth finally dawned on him.他终于明白了真相。
- day dawns
- 天亮；破晓
- The day dawned bright and clear.天亮了，阳光明媚，天空清澈。
- a new era dawns
- 新时代来临；新纪元开始
- A new era of collaboration dawned between the two countries.两国之间的合作新纪元开始了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- at the crack of dawn
- 破晓时分，一大清早We had to get up at the crack of dawn to catch our flight.我们不得不天刚亮就起床去赶飞机。
- dawn on someone
- 逐渐明白，开始意识到It suddenly dawned on me that I had left my keys at home.我突然意识到把钥匙落在家里了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
黎明（dawn）时分，天刚破晓，光线渐强，你的思路也随天光一起'亮'起来。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary narrative、formal news/academic prose、everyday conversation dawn 作动词时，字面义“天亮”和“开始出现”多用于书面或文学语体，较正式；而 dawn on sb（开始明白）在日常口语和书面语中都较常见，属于中性用法。具体语体要随搭配和语境而定。
Grammar Note
动词dawn常与on连用，表示'被理解'或'开始明白'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above share the 'awn' spelling and rhyme with dawn (pronounced /dɔn/) when the vowel is /ɔ/. Be careful with lookalikes like 'done' (/dʌn/) and 'down' (/daʊn/), which look similar but sound different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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