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

• 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。
• He got up at first light to sweep the road.
  天刚亮，他就起来扫街了。
• You will be executed at first light tomorrow.
  明天天一亮你就会被处死。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Turn right after the first light.
  过第一个红绿灯后右转。
• 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。
• It silhouettes our mother on the lake shore, the first light catching the soft red of her hair.
  第一缕阳光洒在了她那浅红色的头发上。她的黑发中已有一缕缕白发。