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 should get there by first light.
  我们应在黎明前抵达那儿。
• The surprising attack was on at the first light.
  天一亮，就发起了突然袭击。
• 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。
• Turn right after the first light.
  过第一个红绿灯后右转。
• 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。
• 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。
• You will be executed at first light tomorrow.
  明天天一亮你就会被处死。
• We look forward to seeing the first light of day.
  我们期待看到天边的第一道曙光。
• 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。
• He got up at first light to sweep the road.
  天刚亮，他就起来扫街了。