awaken

美 [əˈweɪkən]英 [əˈweɪkən]
  • v.(使)醒来;唤起;被唤起

过去式: awakened 现在分词: awakening 过去分词: awakened 第三人称单数: awakens

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verb

1

(使)醒来
to wake up; to make sb wake up

She awakened to the sound of birds singing.

她醒来听到鸟的叫声。

We awakened to find the others gone.

我们醒来发现其他人已经走了。

He was awakened at dawn by the sound of crying.

黎明时他被哭喊声吵醒。

2

唤起;被唤起
if an emotion awakens or sth awakens an emotion, you start to feel that emotion

The dream awakened terrible memories.

这个梦唤起了可怕的往事。

3

(使)察觉到,意识到,醒悟到
to become aware or to make sb aware of sth and its possible effects or results

I gradually awakened to the realization that our marriage was over.

我逐渐意识到我们的婚姻结束了。

Wake (up) is the most common of these verbs. It can mean somebody has finished sleeping亦指弄醒、唤醒:

What time do you usually wake up?

你通常什么时候醒来?

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 .waken和awaken要正式得多。awaken尤用于文学作品:

She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine.

她醒来时是阳光灿烂的一天。

The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss.

王子的吻唤醒了睡美人。

Awake is also an adjective.waking用法不同。

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?

awaken

频次

  • 1
    VERB 唤起,激起(情感)
    To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling.

    The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures.

    此次巡游旨在唤起我们对外国文化的兴趣和理解。

  • 2
    V-ERG (使)意识到;(使)认识到
    When you awaken to a fact or when someone awakens you to it, you become aware of it.

    The British never awaken to peril until it is almost too late.

    英国人从来不懂得防患于未然。

  • 3
    V-ERG 醒来;唤醒;叫醒
    When you awaken, or when something or someone awakens you, you wake up.

    Unfortunately, Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments...

    不幸的是,奶奶好像总是醒来的不是时候。

verb

1
stop sleeping
She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
Synonym: wake up awake arouse wake come alive waken
2
cause to become awake or conscious
He was roused by the drunken men in the street
Please wake me at 6 AM.
Synonym: wake waken rouse wake up arouse
3
make aware
They were awakened to the sad facts

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Unfortunately , Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments

    不幸的是,奶奶好像总是醒来的不是时候。

  2. The messenger knocked loudly to awaken them .

    送信人用力敲门,想让他们听到声音醒来。

  3. I gradually awakened to the realization that our marriage was over .

    我逐渐意识到我们的婚姻结束了。

  4. He was awakened at dawn by the sound of crying .

    黎明时他被哭喊声吵醒。

  5. If they had expected a warm welcome , they were in for a rude awakening .

    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。

  6. If the players think they can win this match easily , they are in for a rude awakening .

    如果选手们认为他们可以轻而易举地赢得这场比赛,他们会遭到当头棒喝。

  7. The dream awakened terrible memories .

    这个梦唤起了可怕的往事。

  8. I was rudely awakened by the phone ringing .

    我被突如其来的电话铃声吵醒了。

  9. Immediately to our right the old German summer resort was awakening .

    紧靠我们右面,古老的德国避暑胜地正在苏醒。

  10. The British never awaken to peril until it is almost too late .

    英国人从来不懂得防患于未然。

  11. Mass movements are often a factor in the awakening and renovation of stagnant societies .

    群众性运动经常是能唤醒和振兴停滞不前的社会的一个因素。

  12. The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures .

    此次巡游旨在唤起我们对外国文化的兴趣和理解。

  13. It was a rude awakening to learn after I left home that I wasn 't so special anymore .

    离家后我才猛然意识到自己不再有什么特别。

  14. He was snoring when Desmond awakened him .

    德斯蒙德叫醒他的时候他还在打呼噜呢。

  15. These remarks awakened his patriotic sentiments .

    这些话语唤起了他的爱国心。

  16. Old people awaken early in the morning .

    老年人早晨醒得早。

  17. He was disturbed and awakened by the radio .

    他被收音机吵醒了。

  18. The scene awakened reminiscence of my youth .

    这景象唤起了我对青年时代许多往事的追想。

  19. Spring awakens .

    春意萌动。

  20. We have at last awaken John to the fact there 's no easy way to success .

    我们终于使约翰认识到成功之路无捷径可走。

  21. She awakened to the sound of birds singing .

    她醒来听到鸟的叫声。

  22. Please awaken me at six .

    请于6点钟唤醒我。

  23. It awakens no chord of sympathy in us .

    它激不起我们的同情。

  24. The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness .

    这种醒觉,简直和猫的脚步一样地轻悄。

  25. The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs .

    唤醒感官的第一步是停止预测我们将要看到和感觉到的东西。

  26. People are gradually awakening to their rights .

    人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。

  27. the awakening of interest in the environment

    对环境产生的兴趣

  28. Lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running over his face .

    一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去,将它从梦中吵醒。

  29. The child awakens early in the morning .

    这个小孩早晨醒得早

  30. The Awakening was Kate Chopin 's second and final novel , published in 1899 .

    《觉醒》TheAwakening《觉醒》出版于1899年,它是凯特·肖邦的第二部也是最后一部小说。

rouse awake awaken wake waken 【导航词义:唤醒,醒来】
rouse v. 〈正式〉唤醒
〔辨析〕

指外部因素,如敲门声等,使人从沉睡中醒来。

〔例证〕

Her banging roused the other roommates.

她重重的关门声把其他室友都吵醒了。

Persistent knocks roused him from a pleasant dream.

持续的敲门声把他从美梦中吵醒。

awake v. 醒来,唤醒
〔辨析〕

主要用作不及物动词,是 wake up 的正式用语,也可用于比喻意义。

〔例证〕

He awoke from a sound sleep.

他从酣睡中醒来。

The noise awoke me.

噪音把我吵醒了。

Their national spirit awoke.

他们的民族精神觉醒了。

awaken v. 〈正式〉唤醒,醒
〔辨析〕

主要用作及物动词,多用于正式文体,也可用于比喻意义。

〔例证〕

The messenger knocked loudly to awaken them.

送信人用力敲门,想让他们听到声音醒来。

These remarks awakened his patriotic sentiments.

这些话语唤起了他的爱国心。

wake v. 醒来,唤醒
〔辨析〕

普通用词,指由睡梦中醒来,既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词,常与副词 up 连用。

〔例证〕

The baby woke up.

小孩醒了。

Wake me up at six tomorrow morning.

明天早晨6点钟叫醒我。

waken v. 〈正式〉唤醒,醒来
〔辨析〕

常用于被动语态和比喻意义。

〔例证〕

He was wakened by a knock at the door.

他被敲门声吵醒了。

The villagers were wakened by the quake.

村民们都被地震惊醒了。

Nature seems to be wakened from a deep sleep.

大自然仿佛被从沉睡中唤醒了。

  • 短语动词

以下资源来自牛津词典

awaken (sb) to sth

(使)察觉到,意识到,醒悟到
to become aware or to make sb aware of sth and its possible effects or results

I gradually awakened to the realization that our marriage was over.

我逐渐意识到我们的婚姻结束了。