the beginning of the day, when it begins to get light 黎明;拂晓 I don't think he went to sleep until dawn. 我想他不会直到天亮才去睡觉的。
at dawn : They had decided to leave at dawn. 他们已经决定在黎明时离开。
dawn breaks (=starts) 天色破晓 : As dawn broke, queues of people began to form at all the border crossings. 天色破晓时,人们开始在边境口岸处排起一条条长队。
from dawn till dusk (=all day) 从早到晚;整天 : He had worked from dawn till dusk without a break. 他从早干到晚一直没有休息。
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