🔑awakeBrE/əˈweɪk/NAmE/əˈweɪk/adjective[not before noun]notasleep (especiallyimmediatelybeforeoraftersleeping)醒着(尤指入睡前或刚醒时)◆tobehalf/fullyawake半睡半醒;睡意全无◆tobewideawake(= fullyawake)毫无睡意◆Iwasstillawakewhenhecametobed. 他就寝时我还没有入睡。◆Thenoisewaskeepingeveryoneawake. 喧闹声吵得大家都睡不着。◆Iwasfindingithardtostayawake. 我已困得难熬。◆Heliesawakeatnightworryingabouthisjob. 他担心他的工作,夜晚躺在床上睡不着。◆Shewasawake(= notunconscious)duringtheoperationonherleg. 给她的腿动手术时她一直醒着。Adjectives that do not come before a nounaddicted,afloat,afraid,alike,alive,alone,ashamed,asleep,awake
🔑awakeBrE/əˈweɪk/NAmE/əˈweɪk/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyawakeBrE/əˈweɪk/NAmE/əˈweɪk/present simple - he / she / itawakesBrE/əˈweɪks/NAmE/əˈweɪks/past simpleawokeBrE/əˈwəʊk/NAmE/əˈwoʊk/past participleawokenBrE/əˈwəʊkən/NAmE/əˈwoʊkən/ -ing formawakingBrE/əˈweɪkɪŋ/NAmE/əˈweɪkɪŋ/(formal) [I, T]towakeup; tomakesbwakeup(使)醒来◆~ (sb) (from/tosth)Iawokefromadeepsleep. 我从沉睡中醒来。◆~todosthHeawoketofindhergone. 他醒来发现她已经走了。◆~sbHervoiceawokethesleepingchild. 她的声音惊醒了睡着的小孩。awake / 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. * waking 不能这样用。
➡ see alsoasleep, sleepverb[I, T]~ (sth)ifanemotionawakesorsthawakesanemotion, youstarttofeelthatemotion唤起;被唤起◆Hisspeechisboundtoawakeoldfearsandhostilities. 他的发言必然要激起昔日的恐惧和敌对情绪。●aˈwaketosthtobecomeawareofsthanditspossibleeffectsorresults察觉到;意识到;醒悟到◆Ittookhersometimetoawaketothedangersofhersituation. 过了一些时间她才意识到她处境的危险。➡ comparewakeverb