cockcrow
noun literary uk/ˈkɒk.krəʊ/ us/ˈkɑːk.kroʊ/
[ U ]鸡鸣时刻，黎明
the time in the morning when light begins to appear and the cock (= a male chicken) crows (= makes a sound)
I awoke before cockcrow. 我在黎明之前醒来。
Synonym: dawn
[ C ]公鸡的啼叫
the sound of a cock (= a male chicken) crowing (= making a sound)
I heard a cockcrow. 我听见一声鸡鸣。
- More examples
- She kept him talking until cockcrow.
- We rise at cockcrow.
- She works from cockcrow until dusk.
- The priests drag me out of bed at the first cockcrow.
- What did that cockcrow mean?