first light

英 [ˌfɜːst ˈlaɪt]

美 [ˌfɜːrst ˈlaɪt]

n.  黎明; 破晓; 曙光

牛津词典

noun

• 黎明；破晓；曙光
  the time when light first appears in the morning
  1. We left at first light.
     我们黎明时离去。

英英释义

noun

• the first light of day
  1. we got up before dawn
  2. they talked until morning
  Synonym:dawndawningmorningauroradaybreakbreak of daybreak of the daydayspringsunrisesunupcockcrow

双语例句

• With first light, the artillery zeroed in on the road junctions.
  天一亮，大炮就对准了公路的各个交叉点。
• But we also knew at first light they were going to attack.
  我们也知道，天一亮他们就会进攻。
• We should get there by first light.
  我们应在黎明前抵达那儿。
• Then I had children, and the first light took on new meaning.
  之后，我有了孩子，第一缕曙光便有了新的意义。
• At first light, we could see the damage the storm had caused.
  天亮时我们可以看到风暴造成的灾害。
• Get a good night's rest, men, we join battle with the enemy at first light.
  士兵们，晚上好好睡一觉，明天天一亮我们就要和敌人交战。
• The economy of knowledge is a first light of morning of new century in the society.
  知识经济是人类社会新世纪的一道曙光。
• Thomas Alva Edison then went onto create the first light bulb.
  托马斯亚瓦爱迪生随后发明了第一盏电灯泡。
• They set out at the first light of dawn.
  开刚拂晓，他们就出发了。
• We look forward to seeing the first light of day.
  我们期待看到天边的第一道曙光。