英语短语 | At the crack of dawn 破晓时分,一大早

表达 “at the crack of dawn” 的意思是 “一天开始的时候”,也被用来表示 “天一亮、一大早就发生了某件事情”。名词 “dawn” 指 “日出的时候,黎明”。

  • I’m so tired today. I had to get up at the crack of dawn to avoid too many people on the train.
    我今天累坏了。为了避免和太多人一起挤火车,我不得不天一亮就起床。
  • We left at the crack of dawn so we could get to my grandma’s house on time for breakfast.
    我们一大早就出发了,以便能准时到奶奶家吃早饭。
  • We start work early, so we have to get up at the crack of dawn.
    我们很早就开工,所以必须天亮时就起床。