sunup

/ˈsʌnʌp/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈʌnəp] /ˈsʌnʌp/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈʌnəp] /ˈsən-ˌəp How to pronounce sunup (audio)/ (ame, mw)

sunup — noun

1. the time early in the morning when the sun first appears above the horizon and d

1.名詞B1
釋義

the time early in the morning when the sun first appears above the horizon and day begins — used especially in everyday conversation rather than in formal writing

例句

Arjun and his sister wake up at sunup to feed the chickens on their farm.

preposition: at sunup

The fishing boats leave the harbor at sunup every morning.

同義詞
  • sunrise

    the standard and more formal equivalent; works in any register

  • dawn

    a broader term that includes the gradual light before the sun actually appears

  • daybreak

    similar to dawn; slightly more poetic in tone

反義詞
  • sundown

    the time when the sun disappears at the end of the day; also informal American English

文法句型

at/by sunup

from sunup to sundown

用法筆記

Sunup is an informal American English word. In formal writing or in British English, 'sunrise' is the standard choice.

常見錯誤

❌We left before sunup, around noon.
✅We left before sunup, around 5 a.m.
💡sunup means early morning sunrise, not midday.