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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

cockcrow

/kok-kroh/US // ˈkɒkˌkroʊ //UK // (ˈkɒkˌkrəʊ) //

鸡鸣,鸡冠头,鸡冠花,鸡头

Related Words

daybreak破晓,天亮了,黎明,黎明时分dawning曙光,曙光乍现,曙光初现,晨曦morning上午,早晨,早上,早间morn晨曦,晨报,晨间,晨光sunup太阳升起,日出,太阳升起时,日升sunrise朝阳,日出,晨曦,日出的时候first light第一道光,第一道曙光,曙光,第一道亮光

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the time at which a cock characteristically crows; daybreak; dawn: He was in the kitchen each morning by cockcrow, making coffee and preparing breakfast.

Synonyms & Antonyms

noundawn
Synonyms
dawning曙光,曙光乍现,曙光初现,晨曦daybreak破晓,天亮了,黎明,黎明时分morn晨曦,晨报,晨间,晨光morning上午,早晨,早上,早间sunrise朝阳,日出,晨曦,日出的时候sunup太阳升起,日出,太阳升起时,日升cockcrowing鸡叫声,鸡冠花,鸡鸣,鸡鸣声first light第一道光,第一道曙光,曙光,第一道亮光

Examples

  • I was up at cockcrow, heard Mass at the Grande glise, and bade good-bye to my amiable hostess.

  • Then he turned round and the swathed figures disappeared suddenly as ghosts at cockcrow.

  • Each day has twelve hours, twice the length of ours, of which the first begins at cockcrow.

  • Gigi, if you get up before cockcrow again I'll break your nose the next night while you sleep.

  • At the second cockcrow she tried to get into the coffin, and unavailingly begged him to take out the cross.

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