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 will start off at first light.
  我们天一亮就出发。
• We look forward to seeing the first light of day.
  我们期待看到天边的第一道曙光。
• And in the first light the line extended out and down into the water.
  天色微明中，钓索伸展着，朝下通到水中。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'll take a group in at first light.
  明早我会带人去打水。
• 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。