false dawn
- IPA[fôls dôn]
美式
- a promising situation which comes to nothing;a transient light that precedes the rising of the sun by about an hour.
noun: false dawn, plural noun: false dawns
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a promising situation which comes to nothing the latest signs of an economic recovery could be another false dawn
- 2. a transient light that precedes the rising of the sun by about an hour.
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英式
- a promising situation which comes to nothing: after so many false dawns, Britain was finally enjoying an export-led boom
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