awaken

awaken
verb
  1. [with obj.]rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping
    睡醒;唤醒
    Anna was awakened by the telephone.
    安娜被电话铃声吵醒。
    ■[no obj.]stop sleeping

    he sighed but did not awaken.
    他叹了口气但没有醒。
    ■rouse (a feeling)
    唤醒(感情)
    different images can awaken new emotions within us.
    不同的形象可以在我们心中唤起新的情感。
    ■awaken someone to make someone aware of (something) for the first time
    使觉醒;唤醒
    the film helped to awaken many to the horrors of apartheid.
    这部影片有助于大家了解种族隔离的种种惨事。
语源
  1. Old English onwæcnan, from on 'on' + waken
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