逐漸(被人)知曉,明白 become gradually known by (sb)
dawn on〔upon〕 sth
A grey day dawned upon the sleeping city.
一個灰濛濛的白晝降臨於這座沉睡的城市。
The ocean dawned on our view.
海洋呈現在我們眼前。
A smile dawned on his face.
他臉上露出了笑容。
A new era is dawning upon the world.
世界正進入一個新時代。
dawn on〔upon〕 sb/sth
The fact has just dawned on me.
我現在才明白這件事。
The truth may one day dawn upon you.
你總有一天會明白真相。
At last it dawned on us.
我們終於明白了。
The answer dawned on me when I wasn't thinking about the work.
在我沒考慮答案的時候,答案不知不覺地出來了。
It ~ed on sb that/wh-clasue
It suddenly dawned on me that I'd caught the wrong train.
我突然意識到我乘錯了火車。
It dawned on me that the following day would be her birthday.
我突然想起第二天是她的生日。
It dawned on me that I was lost.
我漸漸明白,我迷路了。
It has slowly dawned upon us that he will not help.
我們慢慢地明白過來他將不會來幫忙。
It dawned on me where I had seen him before.
我漸漸想起以前是在哪裡見到過他。
It suddenly dawned upon me why he was so anxious to know when the accident took place.
我突然意識到他為什麼急於知道事故是何時發生的。