awakenBrE/əˈweɪkən/NAmE/əˈweɪkən/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theyawakenBrE/əˈweɪkən/NAmE/əˈweɪkən/present simple - he / she / itawakensBrE/əˈweɪkənz/NAmE/əˈweɪkənz/past simpleawakenedBrE/əˈweɪkənd/NAmE/əˈweɪkənd/past participleawakenedBrE/əˈweɪkənd/NAmE/əˈweɪkənd/ -ing formawakeningBrE/əˈweɪkənɪŋ/NAmE/əˈweɪkənɪŋ/ (formal) [I, T, often passive]towakeup; tomakesbwakeup（使）醒来◆~ (sb) (from/tosth)Sheawakenedtothesoundofbirdssinging. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。◆~todosthWeawakenedtofindtheothersgone. 我们醒来发现其他人已经走了。◆~sbHewasawakenedatdawnbythesoundofcrying. 黎明时他被哭喊声吵醒。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。
