awaken
/əˈweɪkən/verb
with obj.
1- rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping唤醒：
Anna was awakened by the telephone.
安娜被电话铃声吵醒。
1.1
- no obj. stop sleeping醒：
he sighed but did not awaken.
他叹了口气但没有醒。
1.2
- rouse (a feeling)唤醒（感情）：
different images can awaken new emotions within us.
不同的形象可以在我们心中唤起新的情感。
1.3
awaken someone to
make someone aware of (something) for the first time使开始意识到（或了解）：the film helped to awaken many to the horrors of apartheid.
这部影片使大家开始了解种族隔离的种种惨事。
词源
Old English onwœcnan, from on 'on' + WAKEN.