awake

awake
(past awoke ; past participle awoken )

[no obj.]stop sleeping; wake from sleep
醒；睡醒
she awoke to find the streets covered in snow.
她醒来发现马路上盖满了雪。
■[with obj.]cause (someone) to wake from sleep
唤醒（某人）
my screams awoke my parents.
我的尖叫吵醒了父母。
■regain consciousness
苏醒
I awoke none the worse for the operation.
我术后醒来自觉未伤元气。
■(awake to)(figurative)become aware of; come to a realization of
(喻)意识到
the authorities finally awoke to the extent of the problem.
当局最终意识到问题的大小。
■make or become active again
（使）活跃；唤醒
there were echoes and scents which awoke some memory in me.
有些回音和气味唤醒了我的回忆。

adjective

[predic.]not asleep
醒着的
the noise might keep you awake at night.
噪音也许会让你夜里不能入睡。
■(awake to)aware of
意识到
too few are awake to the dangers.
。

语源

Old English āwæcnan, āwacian, both used in the sense 'come out of sleep' (see a-, wake)

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