Word · Frequency #32777
daybreak
/ˈdeɪˌbreɪk/
noun
黎明；拂晓
The first moment of daylight in the morning; dawn.
- 1.
The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.
黎明,破晓,天亮之际。
- 2.
the first light of day
黎明
黎明,破晓,天亮之际。；黎明
In use
We set out at daybreak to avoid the heat.
The birds began to sing at daybreak.
Daybreak found us still on the road.
at daybreak
We set off at daybreak.
我们在黎明时分出发。
before daybreak
She woke up before daybreak.
她在黎明前醒来。
from daybreak to ...
The birds sing from daybreak to dusk.
鸟儿从黎明唱到黄昏。
Common mistakes
We will daybreak early tomorrow.We will leave at daybreak.
Daybreak 是名词，不能用作动词。应改为‘leave at daybreak’来表达‘黎明出发’。
I woke up in daybreak.I woke up at daybreak.
用于时间点（如黎明）时，介词用 at 而不是 in。
Connections
Learner notes
Grammar Note
不可数，通常不与不定冠词连用
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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