(past awoke; past participle awoken)no obj.
1- stop sleeping; wake from sleep醒; 睡醒:
she awoke to find the streets covered in snow.
她醒来发现马路上盖满了雪。
1.1
- with obj. cause (someone) to wake from sleep唤醒(某人):
my screams awoke my parents.
我的尖叫吵醒了父母。
1.2
- regain consciousness苏醒:
I awoke none the worse for the operation.
我术后醒来自觉未伤元气。
1.3
awake to
figurative become aware of; come to a realization of〈喻〉意识到:the authorities finally awoke to the extent of the problem.
当局最终意识到了问题的严重程度。
1.4
- make or become active again(使)活跃; 唤醒:
with obj. there were echoes and scents which awoke some memory in me.有些回音和气味唤醒了我的一些记忆。
predic.
1- not asleep醒着的:
the noise might keep you awake at night.
噪音也许会让你夜里不能入睡。
1.1
awake to
aware of意识到:too few are awake to the dangers.
意识到危险的人寥寥无几。
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