awake
v
(pt awoke , pp awoken ) [I, Tn]
1 (cause a person or an animal to) stop sleeping; wake (使人或動物)醒; 弄醒
She awoke when the nurse entered the room. 護士進屋的時候, 她就醒了.
He awoke the sleeping child. 他把那個睡著的孩子弄醒了.
2 (fig 比喻) (cause sth to) become active (使某事物)活動; 引起; 激起
The letter awoke old fears. 那封信又勾起了往日的恐懼.
3 (phr v) awake to sth become aware of sth; realize sth 對某事物覺醒, 覺悟, 醒悟; 覺察到, 領悟到, 意識到某事物
awake to the dangers, the opportunities, one's surroundings 覺察到有危險, 有機會, 意識到自己所處的環境.
awake adj [pred 作表語]
1 not asleep, esp immediately before and after sleeping 醒著(尤指剛要睡覺和剛睡完覺)
They aren't awake yet. 他們還沒醒呢.
Are the children still awake? 孩子們還沒睡著嗎?
They're wide (ie fully) awake. 他們精神著呢(毫無睡意).
2 ~ to sth conscious or aware of sth 對某事物覺察到的, 意識到的, 警覺的
Are you fully awake to the danger you're in? 你充分意識到自己所處的危險了嗎?
?? 考研助記
前綴在(a)加喚醒(wake)就 醒著的
?? 擴展釋義
*[?'weik]a. 醒著的vt. 喚醒, 喚起, 使意識到vi. 醒來, 被喚起, 意識到相關詞組: be awake to... to awake to the fact that...