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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
dawn
I.dawn1 /dɔːn $ dɒːn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [Date: 1200-1300; Origin: daw 'to dawn' (10-19 centuries), from Old English dagian; related to day] 1. the time at the beginning of the day when light first appears SYN daybreak ⇨ dusk at dawn The boats set off at dawn. When dawn broke (=the first light of the day appeared), we were still 50 miles from Calcutta. I was up at the crack of dawn (=very early in the morning) to get the plane. We worked from dawn to dusk (=through the whole day while it is light). the cold light of dawn 2. the dawn of civilization/time etc the time when something began or first appeared: People have been falling in love since the dawn of time. 3. a false dawn something that seems positive or hopeful but really is not: There was talk of share prices recovering, but that was just a false dawn. • • • THESAURUS ▪ beginning the first part of something such as a story, event, or period of time: The beginning of the movie is very violent. | Let’s go back to the beginning. ▪ start the beginning of something, or the way something begins: Tomorrow marks the start of the presidential election campaign. | It was not a good start to the day. | The runners lined up for the start of the race. ▪ commencement formal the beginning of something – used especially in official contexts: the commencement of the academic year | the commencement of the contract ▪ origin the point from which something starts to exist: He wrote a book about the origins of the universe. | The tradition has its origins in medieval times. ▪ the onset of something the time when something bad begins, such as illness, old age, or cold weather: the onset of winter | An active lifestyle can delay the onset of many diseases common to aging. ▪ dawn literary the beginning of an important period of time in history: People have worshipped gods since the dawn of civilization. ▪ birth the beginning of something important that will change many people’s lives: the birth of democracy in South Africa | the birth of the environmental movement II.dawn2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive] 1. if day or morning dawns, it begins: The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm. 2. if a period of time or situation dawns, it begins: The age of Darwin had dawned. 3. if a feeling or idea dawns, you have it for the first time: It began to dawn that something was wrong. dawn on somebody phrasal verb if a fact dawns on you, you realize it for the first time: The ghastly truth dawned on me. It dawned on me that Jo had been right all along.
dawnhu◎ | [dɔ:n] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | bình minh, rạng đông, lúc sáng tinh mơ | | ☆ | from dawn till dusk | | từ lúc sáng tinh mơ cho đến lúc tối trời | | ☆ | dawn chorus | | tiếng chim hót lúc bình minh | | ■ | (nghĩa bóng) buổi đầu; sự hé rạng; tia sáng đầu tiên (của hy vọng...) | | ☆ | at the dawn of love | | ở buổi ban đầu của tình yêu | | ☆ | the dawn of civilization | | buổi đầu của thời đại văn minh | | ☆ | the dawn of brighter days | | tia sáng đầu tiên của cuộc sống tốt đẹp hơn | ※ | nội động từ | | ■ | bắt đầu rạng, bắt đầu lộ ra, bắt đầu nở ra, hé nở | | ☆ | the morning was just dawning | | trời vừa tảng sáng | | ☆ | a smile dawning on her lips | | nụ cười hé mở trên môi cô ta | | ■ | bắt đầu hiện ra trong trí, loé ra trong trí | | ☆ | it has just dawned on (upon) me | | tôi chợt nhận ra; một ý nghĩ loé ra trong trí óc tôi | | ■ | trở nên rõ ràng | | ☆ | the truth at last dawned upon him | | cuối cùng sự thật đã trở nên rõ ràng đối với anh ta |
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