waken

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wak·en /ˈweɪkən/ (also waken up) verb [intransitive, transitive]  literaryWAKE UP/GET UP to wake up, or to wake someone up 醒来；唤醒，弄醒 She gently wakened the sleeping child. 她轻轻地唤醒睡梦中的孩子。→ See Verb table

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waken• Agnes would often waken at the slightest sound.• Then, quickly, as though wakened from a dream, she began to dress and feed her children.• The pain had fully wakened him, and he began to think of the lecture.• He wasn't sure if he should waken his mother.• These things decided, I wakened my love with a fingernail scratch.• When the day came she wakened slowly, turning to touch Edward, but he was not there.• No wonder she hadn't wakened till after half-past nine!• Perhaps you imagine that my poor patient can be wakened up and talked to.• I wakened up when he started shouting at me.Origin waken Old English wæcnian

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waken
wak‧en /ˈweɪkən/ (also waken up) verb [intransitive and transitive]literary to wake up, or to wake someone up:
    She gently wakened the sleeping child.

wakenBrE /ˈweɪkən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈweɪkən/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they waken BrE /ˈweɪkən/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈweɪkən/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it wakens BrE /ˈweɪkənz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈweɪkənz/ 🔊past simple wakened BrE /ˈweɪkənd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈweɪkənd/ 🔊past participle wakened BrE /ˈweɪkənd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈweɪkənd/ 🔊 -ing form wakening BrE /ˈweɪkənɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈweɪkənɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) [intransitive, transitive] to wake, or make sb wake, from sleep 醒来；睡醒；唤醒；弄醒◆~ (up) The child had just wakened. 这孩子刚醒。🔊🔊◆~ sb (up) I was wakened by a knock at the door. 敲门声把我吵醒了。🔊🔊

• 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 tense awoke. 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 and awaken 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。

 ➡  see also asleep, sleep verb [transitive] ~ sth to make sb remember sth or feel sth again 唤起（记忆）；使感觉到◆The dream wakened a forgotten memory. 那梦唤起了一段忘却的记忆。🔊🔊