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

• 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。
• The surprising attack was on at the first light.
  天一亮，就发起了突然袭击。
• 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。
• Turn left at the first light, You can't miss it.
  在第一个红绿灯左拐，你肯定能找到。
• 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。
• But we also knew at first light they were going to attack.
  我们也知道，天一亮他们就会进攻。
• We sailed at the first light of day.
  晨曦微露，我们就启航了。
• 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。