dawning

1. N-VAR Dawn is the time of day when light first appears in the sky, just before the sun rises. 黎明

Nancy woke at dawn. 天剛亮南希就醒了。

2. N-SING Thedawnof a period of time or a situation is the beginning of it. 開(kāi)端[文學(xué)性]

...the dawn of the radio age. …無(wú)線通訊時(shí)代的開(kāi)端。

3. V-I If something is dawning, it is beginning to develop or come into existence. 開(kāi)始[書(shū)面]

A new century was dawning. 一個(gè)新的世紀(jì)開(kāi)始了。

4. dawningN-SING 開(kāi)端

...the dawning of the space age. …太空時(shí)代的開(kāi)始。