Word · Frequency #4374
dawning
天亮；破晓
dawning is the present participle of dawn.
核心释义
(of the day) to begin to grow light
- 1.
变得清晰或进入意识或情感
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
- 2.
出现或发展
appear or develop
- 3.
天亮,破晓
become light
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
用法In use
The morning dawned over the mountains.
用法提示：dawned 作为不及物动词，表示‘破晓’
It suddenly dawned on me that I had left the stove on.
用法提示：dawned on 是固定搭配，表示‘逐渐意识到’
As the day dawned, the birds began to sing.
用法提示：dawned 作为动词表示‘天亮’
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达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.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
动词dawn常与on连用，表示'被理解'或'开始明白'。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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