(past woke或 <美, 方, 古> waked; past participle woken 或 <美, 方, 古> waked)
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- emerge or cause to emerge from a state of sleep; stop sleeping醒, 醒来; 唤醒：
no obj. she woke up feeling better她醒来之后, 觉得好些了
with obj. I wake him gently.我轻轻地唤醒他。
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- no obj.
wake up to
become alert to or aware of变得警觉; 意识到： he needs to wake up to reality.
他需要认清现实。
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- with obj. figurative cause (something) to stir or come to life〈喻〉引起, 激起, 唤起：
it wakes desire in others.
这引起了他人的欲望。
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- with obj. dialect, chiefly Irish or US 〈方, 主爱尔兰, 主美〉hold a vigil beside (someone who has died)为（死者）守夜; 为…守灵：
we waked Jim last night.
昨晚我们为吉姆守夜。
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- a watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances including eating and drinking守夜; 守灵。
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- (especially in Ireland) a party held after a funeral尤用于爱尔兰葬礼后的守灵聚会。
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wakes
treated as sing. chiefly historical (in some parts of the UK) a festival and holiday held annually in a rural parish, originally on the feast day of the patron saint of the church〈主史〉（英国一些地区的）守护神节日（乡村教区一年一度的节日, 原在教堂守护神的节日举行）。- ORIGIN: probably from Old Norse vaka
短语
wake up and smell the coffee
- usu. in imperative informal, chiefly N. Amer. become aware of the realities of a situation, however unpleasant〈非正式, 主北美〉清醒一点, 面对现实。
派生词
waker
noun词源
Old English （recorded only in the past tense wōc）， also partly from the weak verb wacian 'remain awake， hold a vigil'， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waken and German wachen; compare with WATCH.
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- a trail of disturbed water or air left by the passage of a ship or aircraft（船）尾波, 航迹; （飞机）尾流。
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- figurative used to refer to the aftermath or consequences of something〈喻〉后果, 结果：
the committee was set up in the wake of the inquiry.
委员会是在经过调查之后成立的。
词源
late 15th cent. (denoting a track made by a person or thing)： probably via Middle Low German from Old Norse vk, vaka 'hole or opening in ice'.