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

• The attack was on at the first light.
  天一亮，进攻就开始了。
• 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。
• He got up at first light to sweep the road.
  天刚亮，他就起来扫街了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Dawn is the first light in the sky as the sun rises.
  当太阳升起，天刚亮的时候叫做黎明。
• Turn right after the first light.
  过第一个红绿灯后右转。
• We headed for the destination at first light next morning.
  第二天清晨我们迎着黎明的第一缕阳光朝目的地而去。
• 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。