Смысл: dawn

dawn1. [dɔ:n] n
<Í> 1. рассвет, утренняя заря
at dawn - на рассвете
the dawn of day - заря нового дня
to work from dawn till dark - работать от зари до зари
dawn grey - серебристый
dawn came over the city - над городом занялся рассвет
2. начало, начатки, зачатки; истоки
the dawn of civilization [of the arts, of life] - начало /истоки, заря/ цивилизации [искусства, жизни]
before the dawn of history - в доисторические времена
since the dawn of history - от /с/ начала истории
the dawn of hope [of intelligence] - проблески надежды [сознания]

2. [dɔ:n] v
<Í> 1. 1) (рас)светать; брезжить, заниматься
it dawns, morning /day/ dawns - заря /день/ занимается, рассветает
2) освещаться (зарёй, первыми лучами солнца)
2. начинаться, пробуждаться; появляться
his fame is just dawning - он становится известным
3. (on, upon) осенять; приходить в голову; приходить на ум; доходить до сознания
it has just dawned upon me - меня вдруг осенило, мне пришло в голову

dawn Идиома

at the crack of dawn

at the first sign of light, at first light At the crack of dawn he would rise, wash and go for a walk.

crack of dawn

(See at the crack of dawn)

dawn on

become clear It finally dawned on me as to why he was angry.

dawn on me

cause me to think of, occur to me, hit me It didn't dawn on me that they're twins until I saw them together.

the crack of dawn

(See at the crack of dawn)

dawn on/upon

become gradually known to 逐渐明白
It dawned upon us that he was unwilling to help．我们逐渐明白了，他是不愿意帮助的。
It suddenly dawned on her that her youth was gone．她突然意识到，自己的青春时光已经一去不复返了。
The truth finally dawned on him．他终于开始明白事情真相了。
The idea suddenly dawned upon me．我突然想到了那个念头。

dawn upon

at the break of dawn

Idiom(s): at the crack of dawn AND at the break of dawn

Theme: EARLY

at the earliest light of the day.
• Jane was always up at the crack of dawn.
• The birds start singing at the break of dawn.

However long the night, the dawn will break

Bad things don't last forever.

It is always darkest before the dawn

The most difficult time is just before a problem is solved.

The darkest hour is that before the dawn.

When things seem at their worst, they may just begin to improve.

crack of dawn|crack|dawn

n. phr. The time in the morning when the sun's rays first appear. The rooster crows at the crack of dawn and wakes up everybody on the farm.

dawn on|dawn

v. To become clear to. It dawned on Fred that he would fail the course if he did not study harder.

dawn

dawn
In addition to the idiom beginning with dawn, also see crack of dawn; light dawned, the.

light dawned, the

light dawned, the
Understanding came at last, as in They couldn't figure out where they went wrong, but then the light dawned—they'd turned right instead of left. This expression transfers the beginning of dawn to human perception. [c. 1800]

More Idioms/Phrases

lift off lift the curtain light light a fire under light dawned, the light heart lighten lightly