sunrise
/ˈsʌnraɪz/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈʌnrˌaɪz] /ˈsʌnraɪz/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈʌnrˌaɪz] /ˈsən-ˌrīz/ (ame, mw)
sunrise — noun
- sunrisesingular
- sunrisesplural
1. the moment early each morning when daylight starts and the sun comes into view
the moment early each morning when daylight starts and the sun comes into view
Jabari woke up before sunrise to catch the early train to Taichung.
before sunrise — time reference
In summer, the sunrise happens around five o'clock in the morning.
The old temple opens its main gate at sunrise every day of the year.
By sunrise, the rescue team had already searched more than ten miles of coastline.
The market traders start setting up their stalls before sunrise each morning.
- dawn
a broader term covering the period from first light to full sunrise; more poetic in tone
- daybreak
slightly more formal and literary; emphasizes the start of daylight
- sunup
informal American English variant, less common in writing
- first light
refers to the earliest visible light before the sun itself appears
- sunset
the moment the sun disappears below the horizon
常見錯誤
2. the changing colors, light patterns, and overall look of the eastern sky while t
the changing colors, light patterns, and overall look of the eastern sky while the sun is coming up above the horizon
The sunrise over the Pacific Ocean was a blend of pink, orange, and gold.
sunrise over [place] — location pattern
Renata painted a picture of the sunrise she saw from her hotel window in Hualien.
The colors of the sunrise reflected on the calm surface of the lake.
That morning the sunrise filled the clouds above the field with orange and gold.
Tourists gather on the beach every morning to photograph the sunrise over the bay.
- daybreak
focuses more on the time than the visual display
- morning glow
informal phrase for the warm light just after sunrise
- sunup
informal American term, rarely used for the visual aspect
- sunset
the evening counterpart in both time and visual display
用法筆記
Commonly used with evaluative adjectives (beautiful, spectacular, colorful) and verbs of perception (watch, see, photograph). Unlike sense 1, this sense can be modified by an adjective: 'a beautiful sunrise.'