索引词：dawn
例文：[例3] The first ferry sets off at dawn. 头班渡轮天一亮就开船。 [例4] He worked from dawn to dusk to meet the deadline. 他从早到晚赶工，好在最后期限之前交工。 [例5] The invention of writing marked the dawn of civilization. 文字的发明标志着文明的开端。 dawn还是不及物动词，有下面几个义项：① 天亮，破晓；② 事情见分晓，变明朗；③ 到来，开始。 [例6] The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm. 风暴过后，黎明时分天清气朗。 [例7] It eventually dawned that the press conference was cleverly stage-managed. 人们终于明白这场新闻发布会是精心策划好的。 [例8] As the 17th day of October AD 79 dawned, few people could have predicted that an eruption of Mount Vesuvius would wipe off Pompeii together with more than 30,000 residents. 公元79年10月17日这一天到来的时候，没有几个人能预见到维苏威火山爆发将把庞贝城彻底摧毁，使三万多居民罹难。 还应当注意sth dawn on sb这个词组，或形式主语it + dawn on sb + 连接代词that + 主语从句。意思是某人明白，某人意识到。 [例9] The ghastly truth dawned on me. 我想明白了令人毛骨悚然的真相。 [例10] It dawned on her that the defense attorney tried to distract her attention from the defendant’s depraved character. 她意识到辩护律师试图让她分心，免得她注意到被告人品性败坏。