awaken
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·wak·en /əˈweɪkən/ ●○○ verb formal 1 [intransitive, transitive]WAKE UP/GET UP to wake up or to make someone wake up （使）醒来，吵醒 She was awakened by a noise at two in the morning. 凌晨两点，她被一个声音吵醒。 Bill slept a little until he was awakened to take his turn on guard. 比尔睡了一会儿，直到被叫醒去换岗。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use wake up rather than awaken: 在日常英语中，人们一般说wake up，而不说awakenShe was woken up by the phone ringing. 她被电话铃声吵醒了。2 [transitive]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC if something awakens an emotion, interest, memory etc it makes you suddenly begin to feel that emotion etc 激发起，唤起 Early involvement in music can awaken an interest that will last a lifetime. 早接触音乐可以激起终生的兴趣。3 awaken somebody to something phrasal verb formal UNDERSTANDto make someone understand a situation and its possible effects 使领悟，使醒悟；使意识到 We must awaken people to the dangers for the environment. 我们必须让人们意识到对环境造成的危害。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
awaken• We think there are certain elements in sport that make it a vehicle for spiritual awakening.• The exhibit is designed to awaken a deeper understanding of Mexican culture.• It was a nightmare from which he would awaken at any moment.• He was awakened by the phone.• Then awaken him gently and present him with the bill.• Site visits can awaken motivation, and pupils learn by direct experiences which are not dependent on reading ability.• Besides, he didn't want to awaken the wrath of that turbulent priest again.• Whitehead, the geophysicist, was the first scheduled for awakening, then Kaminski, then Hunter.• As literacy proprietors awaken to the failure of their dreams and the aridity of their ideals, they join in coalitions.• If you make a habit of reviewing your fading dreams upon awakening, you can memorize quite a collection of nonsense.Origin awaken Old English awæcnian, from wæcnian; → WAKENa·wak·en verb →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
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awaken
a‧wak‧en /əˈweɪkən/
verb formal1. [intransitive and transitive] to wake up or to make someone wake up:
She was awakened by a noise at two in the morning.
Bill slept a little until he was awakened to take his turn on guard.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually use wake up rather than awaken:
▪She was woken up by the phone ringing.
2. [transitive] if something awakens an emotion, interest, memory etc it makes you suddenly begin to feel that emotion etc:
Early involvement in music can awaken an interest that will last a lifetime.
awaken somebody to something phrasal verb
to make someone understand a situation and its possible effects:
We must awaken people to the dangers for the environment.
a‧wak‧en /əˈweɪkən/
verb formal1. [intransitive and transitive] to wake up or to make someone wake up: REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually use wake up rather than awaken:
▪
2. [transitive] if something awakens an emotion, interest, memory etc it makes you suddenly begin to feel that emotion etc:
awaken somebody to something phrasal verb
to make someone understand a situation and its possible effects:
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。
