awake
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·wake1 /əˈweɪk/ ●●● S2 adjective [not before noun] 1 SLEEPnot sleeping 醒着的 I hope he’s awake now. 我希望他现在醒着。 She was still only half awake when I brought her a cup of coffee. 我给她端去咖啡的时候，她还是半睡半醒的样子。 How do you stay awake during boring lectures? 听无聊的课你是怎样不让自己睡着的？ Emma lay awake half the night, worrying. 埃玛忧心忡忡，半宿都没睡着。 The noise brought him wide awake (=completely awake). 那声音使他睡意全无。 To keep themselves awake (=stop themselves from going to sleep) they sat on the floor and told each other stories. 为了不让自己睡着，他们坐在地板上相互讲故事。2 be awake to something UNDERSTANDto understand a situation and its possible effects 理解某事物，意识到某事物 SYN be aware of something Too few people are awake to the dangers of noise pollution. 意识到噪声污染危害性的人太少了。n COLLOCATIONSverbsstay/keep/remain awakeI was tired and it was hard to stay awake.lie awakeKate lay awake thinking about what had happened.keep somebody awakeThe noise of the airplanes kept me awake.shake somebody awakeBen shook me awake and told me the news.adverbsbe wide/fully awake (=completely awake)I'm never wide awake until I've had a cup of coffee.be half awake (=not fully awake)Most of the people on the train were only half awake.be hardly/barely awakeGeorge, barely awake, came stumbling down the stairs.
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awake• It was nearly three in the morning, but Jill was still wide awake.• Some members of the audience were clearly having difficulty staying awake.• They won't allow us to see her until the anesthesia had worn off and she's fully awake.• When she returned to the bedroom, Jamie was awake.• Are you awake?• She tossed and turned, willing herself to stay awake.• She was all right, she was awake.• It was about this time that we seemed to come awake again.• Gretchen wandered into the kitchen, only half awake and looking for coffee.• He listened, only half awake, as the teacher's voice droned on.• I was still wide awake at 2:00 a.m. when Jody came home.• I've stopped drinking coffee in the evenings, as it tends to keep me awake at night.• I've lain awake at nights, turning the problem over and over in my mind.• I'm usually awake before anyone else.• About 2 a. m. he was jerked awake by noises.• Will I be awake by the time I get back to the ward?• Ellen was determined to stay awake, despite the late hour.• We lay awake for hours, each immersed in his or her own thoughts.• John, are you awake? I think I heard someone downstairs.• "Are you awake, Lucy?" she whispered.• He was awake now, and he knew what had happened.• So for those of you who are still awake, she comes from Montreal.• Barely awake, we stumbled out of the tent to find ourselves in a foot of water.• Shall he doubt whether he is awake, whether he is being pinched, or whether he is being burned?• Ben lay awake, worrying about next day's exam.keep ... awake• Gloria would be able to read her Picturegoer as late as she wanted without keeping Dot awake.• You will be over the Falls and rescued in a few minutes and the water will help to keep you awake.• They keep us awake at night, along with public-safety concerns.• It's my husband Deardrie - he keeps me awake at night, grinding his teeth!• The insistent calls kept me awake for thirty minutes, forty, an hour.• Ike, former radio disc jockey, actually kept his congregation awake on Sunday mornings.• Nor did I complain when he kept me awake, twisting and turning, sighing and moaning.• Men find work problems keep them awake, while women worry about family troubles.awake2 verb (past tense awoke /əˈwəʊk $ əˈwoʊk/, past participle awoken /əˈwəʊkən $ əˈwoʊ-/) [intransitive, transitive] 1 formalWAKE UP/GET UP to wake up, or to make someone wake up （使）醒来，唤醒 It was midday when she awoke. 她醒来时已是中午。 We awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine. 我们醒来时阳光明媚。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use wake up rather than awake: 在日常英语中，人们一般说wake up，而不说awakeI woke up at 4 o'clock this morning. 今天早上我四点钟醒的。2 literaryFEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC if something awakes an emotion, or if an emotion awakes, you suddenly begin to feel that emotion 唤起，激发起；被唤起 The gesture awoke an unexpected flood of tenderness towards her. 没料到这个姿势激起了对她的无限柔情。3 awake to something phrasal verb UNDERSTANDto begin to realize the possible effects of a situation 开始领悟到；意识到 SYN wake up to Artists finally awoke to the aesthetic possibilities of photography. 艺术家终于意识到了摄影的美学潜质。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
awake• And then one day it awoke.• I would place the picture next to my bed so that I could see it first thing when I awoke.• She awoke around 2: 30 a.m. and went to work.• I awoke, feeling that someone was nearby.• When he awoke, he was next to a fire.• I awoke in pain, still hung over from the Nembles, and from there I proceeded to stumble downhill.• I awoke to rain and sleet pounding on the roof, and to the sound of rushing wind.• Chapter Twelve Melissa slept late and awoke with a splitting headache.Origin awake2 Old English awacan (from wacan) and awacian (from wacian); → WAKE1a·wake1 adjective →n COLLOCATIONS1awake2 verb →REGISTER1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
Corpus not sleeping
awake
a‧wake1 S3 /əˈweɪk/ 
adjective [not before noun]
1. not sleeping:
I hope he’s awake now.
She was still only half awake when I brought her a cup of coffee.
How do you stay awake during boring lectures?
Emma lay awake half the night, worrying.
The noise brought him wide awake (=completely awake).
To keep themselves awake (=stop themselves from going to sleep) they sat on the floor and told each other stories.
2. be awake to something to understand a situation and its possible effects
SYN be aware of something:
Too few people are awake to the dangers of noise pollution.
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▪stay/keep/remain awake I was tired and it was hard to stay awake.
▪lie awake Kate lay awake thinking about what had happened.
▪keep somebody awake The noise of the airplanes kept me awake.
▪shake somebody awake Ben shook me awake and told me the news.
■ adverbs
▪be wide/fully awake (=completely awake) I'm never wide awake until I've had a cup of coffee.
▪be half awake (=not fully awake) Most of the people on the train were only half awake.
▪be hardly/barely awake George, barely awake, came stumbling down the stairs.
awake2 verb (past tense awoke /əˈwəʊk $ əˈwoʊk/, past participle awoken /əˈwəʊkən $ əˈwoʊ-/) [intransitive and transitive]1. formal to wake up, or to make someone wake up:
It was midday when she awoke.
We awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine.
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In everyday English, people usually use wake up rather than awake:
▪I woke up at 4 o'clock this morning.
2. literary if something awakes an emotion, or if an emotion awakes, you suddenly begin to feel that emotion:
The gesture awoke an unexpected flood of tenderness towards her.
awake to something phrasal verb
to begin to realize the possible effects of a situation
SYN wake up to:
Artists finally awoke to the aesthetic possibilities of photography.
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adjective [not before noun]1. not sleeping:
2. be awake to something to understand a situation and its possible effects
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verb (past tense awoke /əˈwəʊk $ əˈwoʊk/, past participle awoken /əˈwəʊkən $ əˈwoʊ-/) [intransitive and transitive]1. formal to wake up, or to make someone wake up: REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually use wake up rather than awake:
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2. literary if something awakes an emotion, or if an emotion awakes, you suddenly begin to feel that emotion:
awake to something phrasal verb
to begin to realize the possible effects of a situation
SYN wake up to:
People avenge something oravenge themselveson somebody.报某事之仇用 avenge something，向某人报仇用 avenge oneself on somebody ：◆ She vowed to avenge her brother's death. 她发誓要为哥哥之死报仇。 ◆ He later avenged himself on his wife's killers. 他后来向杀害他妻子的人报了仇。 You take revenge on a person.报复某人用 take revenge on。 In more formal or literary English, revenge can also be a verb. Peoplerevenge themselveson somebody orare revenged on them (with the same meaning).在较正式或文学用语中，revenge 亦可作动词。revenge oneself on somebody 或 be revenged on somebody 意思相同，均表示向某人报仇 ：◆ He was later revenged on his wife's killers. 他后来向杀害他妻子的人报了仇。 You cannot revenge something.不能说 revenge something ：◆ She vowed to revenge her brother's death.
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 tenseawoke .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 andawaken 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。
