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daybreak

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++day·break /ˈdeɪbreɪk/ noun [uncountable]  TMthe time of day when light first appears 黎明,破晓 SYN dawn We arrived in Cairo at daybreak. 拂晓时分我们抵达开罗。
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daybreakThis liberation usually took place about daybreak on Wednesday.At daybreak, officers began a house-to-house search.At daybreak Miss Logan, now wearing the pistol at her belt, set off down the mountain with the guide.At daybreak or dusk, the pyramids most resemble the limestone monuments seen by the old explorers.Conditions were so bad that emergency crews were told it was too dangerous to try and restore power before daybreak.The fires signalled to something else as well ... Shortly before daybreak Tallis was woken by the distant sound of a hunting horn.By daybreak, they are working together, cleaning up their rooms.The battle began at three in the morning and continued uninterrupted until past daybreak.She did not fall asleep until daybreak.
day·break nounChineseSyllable
light Corpus the of time when first day appears


daybreak
daybreak /ˈdeɪbreɪk/ noun [uncountable]
the time of day when light first appears
   SYN  dawn:
    We arrived in Cairo at daybreak.


day·breakBrE /ˈdeɪbreɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdeɪbreɪk/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the time of day when light first appears 黎明;拂晓;破晓;天亮 SYN dawn We left before daybreak. 我们是在黎明前离开的。🔊🔊