sunup

IPA/ˈsʌnʌp/
KK[sˈʌnəp]IPA/ˈsʌnʌp/

sunup — 名詞

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

1.名詞B1
釋義

日出；天亮

太陽剛升起的時候

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.

Arjun 和妹妹在日出時起床，去農場裡餵雞。

preposition: at sunup

The fishing boats leave the harbor at sunup every morning.

漁船每天早上日出時離開港口。

常見搭配
  • at sunup
  • by sunup
  • before sunup
  • after sunup
  • from sunup to sundown
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.