- [countable, usually singular]
an occasion when you realize something or become aware of something 醒悟;觉醒 If they had expected a warm welcome, they were in for a rude awakening (= they would soon realize that it would not be warm). 要是他们以为会受到热烈欢迎,他们很快就会醒悟并非如此。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rude
- sudden
- political
- …
- awakening from
- awakening to
- [countable, uncountable]
the act of beginning to understand or feel something; the act of something starting or somebody waking 认识;感到;开始出现(或苏醒) sexual awakening 性欲的萌动 the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
Extra Examplesthe political awakening that followed the Second World War 第二次世界大战后的政治觉醒 the story of one boy's awakening to his sexuality 一个男孩子性欲萌动的故事 Kerry's awakening from slumber 克里从安睡中醒来 an awakening from a terrible vision to cheerful realities 从可怕的想象回到令人愉快的现实
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rude
- sudden
- political
- …
- awakening from
- awakening to