awaken

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vt. 唤醒, 唤起, 使意识到 vi. 觉醒, 意识到

发音

其它 /əˈweɪkən/

词形变化

awakened awakenest awakeneth awakening awakens 三单 awakens awakening 现在分词 awakened 过去式 awakened 过去分词

别名

awoken

教材释义与例句

动词

唤醒;唤起;使…意识到

动词

觉醒;醒来;意识到

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause to become awake.

    唤醒

    叫醒

    及物
  2. 2.

    To stop sleeping; awake.

    醒来

    不及物

    Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.

  3. 3.

    To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.

    比喻 及物

    Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!

    We hope to awaken your interest in our programme.

  4. 4.

    To call to a sense of sin.

    宗教
  5. 5.

    past participle of awake

    罕用
  6. 6.

    To cause to become aware.

    比喻 及物
  7. 7.

    To become aware.

    比喻 不及物

    I suddenly awoke to the possibilities of the new invention.

词汇关系

词源

From Middle English awakenen or awaknen, from Old English awæcnan or awæcnian, from a- plus wæcnan or wæcnian.

来源:wiktionary