Word
sunup
/ˈsʌnʌp/
noun
日出；黎明
the first light of day
- 1.
the first light of day
黎明；天亮
黎明；天亮；日出
In use
We woke up before sunup to catch the early train.
The farmers start working at sunup every day.
She likes to watch the sky change color at sunup.
at sunup
表示具体的时间点。
We start work at sunup.
我们在日出时开始工作。
before sunup
表示时间先后。
The rooster crows before sunup.
公鸡在日出前打鸣。
sunup + be + time phrase
用作主语，描述日出时间。
Sunup is around 6 a.m. in summer.
夏天日出大约在早上6点。
Common mistakes
We sunup at 6 AM.We wake up at sunup.
Sunup 是名词，不能作动词。应使用 'at sunup' 表示时间。
We left in the sunup.We left at sunup.
Sunup 前常用介词 at，表示某个时刻，而不是 in。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.