wake up

wake up

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wake up phrasal verb (see also wake)
1. to stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping:
    James usually wakes up early.
    wake somebody ↔ up
    I’ll wake you up when it’s time to leave.
2. to start to listen or pay attention to something:
    Wake up (=give me your attention) at the back there!
3. wake up and smell the coffee American English spoken used to tell someone to recognize the truth or reality of a situation

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wake¹ S2 W3 /weɪk/ (also wake up) verb (past tense woke /wəʊk $ woʊk/, past participle woken /ˈwəʊkən $ ˈwoʊ-/) [intransitive and transitive]to stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping:
    When she woke, the sun was streaming through the windows.
    Try not to wake the baby.
    wake to
    Nancy woke to the sound of birds outside her window (=she heard birds singing when she woke).
wake up phrasal verb
  1. to stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping:
    James usually wakes up early.
    wake somebody ↔ up
    I’ll wake you up when it’s time to leave.
  2. to start to listen or pay attention to something:
    Wake up (=give me your attention) at the back there!
  3. wake up and smell the coffee American English spoken used to tell someone to recognize the truth or reality of a situation
wake up to something phrasal verb
  to start to realize and understand a danger, an idea etc:
    It’s time you woke up to the fact that it’s a tough world.

●ˌwake ˈupto become more lively and interested 活跃起来；更感兴趣◆Wake up and listen! 打起精神注意听！🔊  ➡  see also wake verb