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

• I'll take a group in at first light.
  明早我会带人去打水。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We should get there by first light.
  我们应在黎明前抵达那儿。
• 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。
• Get a good night's rest, men, we join battle with the enemy at first light.
  士兵们，晚上好好睡一觉，明天天一亮我们就要和敌人交战。
• 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。
• We will start off at first light.
  我们天一亮就出发。