English Dictionary

dawn

/dɔːn/

noun

(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. / (countable) The rising of the sun. / (uncountable) The time when the sun rises. / (uncountable) The earliest phase of something.

The dawn broke over the horizon, painting the sky with vibrant colors.

意味（1）

(uncountable) The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.

意味（2）

(countable) The rising of the sun.

意味（3）

(uncountable) The time when the sun rises.

She rose before dawn to meet the train.

意味（4）

(uncountable) The earliest phase of something.

The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania. The first barrels of crude fetched $18 (around $450 at today’s prices).