- [intransitive, transitive] to wake up; to make somebody wake up(使)醒来
- awake (somebody) (from/to something) I awoke from a deep sleep.我从沉睡中醒来。
- The girls awoke to the sound of rain rattling on the windows.女孩们被雨点敲打窗户的声音惊醒。
- awake to do something He awoke to find her gone.他醒来发现她已经走了。
- awake somebody Her voice awoke the sleeping child.她的声音惊醒了睡着的小孩。
Which Word? awake / awaken / wake up / wakenawake / awaken / wake up / waken- Wake (up) is the most common of these verbs. It can mean somebody has finished sleeping:上述动词中 wake (up) 最常用,可表示睡醒:
- What time do you usually wake up?你通常什么时候醒来?
or that somebody or something has disturbed your sleep:亦指弄醒、唤醒:- The children woke me up.孩子们把我吵醒了。
- I was woken (up) by the telephone.电话铃声把我吵醒了。
- The verb awake is usually only used in writing and in the past tense awoke:动词 awake 通常只用于书面语,而且用过去时 awoke:
- She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine.她醒来时是阳光灿烂的一天。
Waken and awaken are much more formal. Awaken is used especially in literature:waken 和 awaken 要正式得多。awaken 尤用于文学作品:- The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss.王子的吻唤醒了睡美人。
- Awake is also an adjective:awake 亦作形容词:
- I was awake half the night worrying.我忧心忡忡,半宿不能成眠。
- Is the baby awake yet?宝宝醒来了吗?
Waking is not used in this way.
see also asleep, sleep Extra Examples- She awoke early the next morning.第二天早晨她醒得很早。
- He awoke suddenly in a cold sweat.他突然惊醒,出了一身冷汗。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbprepositionSee full entry - [intransitive, transitive] awake (something) if an emotion awakes or something awakes an emotion, you start to feel that emotion唤起;被唤起
- His speech is bound to awake old fears and hostilities.他的发言必然要激起昔日的恐惧和敌对情绪。
Word OriginOld English āwæcnan, āwacian, both used in the sense ‘come out of sleep’ (from a- ‘to, towards’ and wake).