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

• We look forward to seeing the first light of day.
  我们期待看到天边的第一道曙光。
• He got up at first light to sweep the road.
  天刚亮，他就起来扫街了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The next morning we set forth at first light, with leg guards to protect us from leeches.
  第二天清晨，曙色微明我们就出发了，大家都绑了护腿以防水蛭。
• It was bitterly cold, and after the first light snows before Christmas there was no snow at all-and no rain.
  这是寒冷，和之后的第一道曙光积雪在圣诞节前没有降雪和无雨。
• They set out at the first light of dawn.
  开刚拂晓，他们就出发了。
• We should get there by first light.
  我们应在黎明前抵达那儿。
• First light of morning is the beginning of my blessing in a day.
  清晨初现的第一道曙光，是我一天祝福的开始。
• Three hours before first light Fuentes gave orders for the evacuation of the camp.
  黎明前3个小时富恩特斯下达了撤离营地的命令。