cockcrow

英 [ˈkɒkkrəʊ]

美 [ˈkɑːkkroʊ]

n.  黎明; 拂晓

牛津词典

noun

• 黎明；拂晓
  the time of the day when it is becoming light

英英释义

noun

• the first light of day
  1. we got up before dawn
  2. they talked until morning
  Synonym:dawndawningmorningaurorafirst lightdaybreakbreak of daybreak of the daydayspringsunrisesunup

双语例句

• Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.
  他坚持认为，凌晨雄鸡第一声啼叫，黎明时分小鸟吱喳欢叫，冉冉升起的朝阳染红树木、牧场，此番美景无与伦比。
• I was woken up by that humorous cockcrow.
  烦死了，我可被那滑稽的鸡叫声吵醒了。
• The mother is in the habit of wake her children up at cockcrow.
  这位母亲习惯黎明时叫醒她的孩子。
• The farmer gets up as soon as he hear the first cockcrow.
  一听到第一声公鸡的啼叫这位农民就起床了。