awaken

[ə'weikən]

v.醒, 意识到, 唤醒, 激起, 使意识到,使唤醒

vi.

1. 醒; 觉醒

I awakened early because of the noise.

我因那嘈声很早就醒了。

2. 意识到; 认识到[(+to)]

awaken to new challenges

意识到新的挑战

vt.

1. 唤醒; 使觉醒

2. 唤起; 激起

His suspicions were awakened.

他起了疑心。

3. 使意识到; 使认识到[(+to)]

awaken somebody to a sense of duty

唤起某人的责任感

词形变化

名词: awakener | 动词过去式: awakened | 动词过去分词: awakened | 动词现在分词: awakening | 动词第三人称单数: awakens |

词义辨析

同义:

v.醒来, 复活

awake  wake up  waken  wake  rouse  revive  come to  come around  get up

v.激起, 唤起

arouse  stimulate  prod  excite  work up  stir up  fire  kindle  spur  incite  activate  

同义参见:

refresh  actuate  

英英释义

动词 awaken:

cause to become awake or conscious

同义词：wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

stop sleeping

同义词：wake up, awake, arouse, wake, come alive, waken

make aware

短语词组

awaken to

1. 使意识到; 使了解

We must awaken the people to the dangers facing our country.

我们必须使人民了解国家所面临的各种危险。

补充

awakenawaken英:[əˈweikən] 美:[əˈwekən]vt. & vi.1.(使)醒, 弄醒I was awakened by their shouts.我被他们的叫喊声吵醒。

例句

1. The British never awaken to peril until it is almost too late.英国人从来不懂得防患于未然。 2. Unfortunately, Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments.不幸的是, 奶奶好像总是醒来得不是时候。 3. He was snoring when Desmond awakened him.德斯蒙德叫醒他的时候他还在打呼噜呢。 4. The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures.此次海上航游旨在唤起我们对外国文化的兴趣和理解。 5. This picture awakened a generation to the Earth's mortality.这幅照片使一代人意识到地球定会灭亡。 6. Old people awaken early in the morning.老人早晨醒得早。 7. China is like a giant awakening from a heavy sleep.中国像一个从沉睡中觉醒的巨人。 8. a man awakening to new challenges一个意识到新挑战的人 9. Please awaken me at seven.请于7点唤醒我。 10. She was painfully awakened from her dream of owning a house when she saw how much it cost.她得知价钱以后便从拥有一座房子的美梦中痛苦地觉醒过来。 11. to awaken someone to a sense of duty唤起某人的责任心 12. The leader attempted to awaken us to the dangers we are facing.领导人试图使我们认识到我们所面临的危险。 13. Anna was awakened by the telephone.安娜被电话铃声吵醒。 14. he sighed but did not awaken.他叹了口气但没有醒。 15. 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。 16. 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。 17. We were awakened by a loud knock at the door.敲门声很大，把我们吵醒了。 18. The film awakened memories of her childhood.那部电影勾起她的童年回忆。 19. The letter awakened me to the seriousness of the situation.我看了信，才知道事态严重。 20. She usually awakens several times during the night.她夜里通常要醒好几次。 21. A loud noise awakened her.一声巨响把她惊醒了。 22. I was awakened by the alarm clock.我被闹钟叫醒了。 23. Her arrival awakened [=revived] old memories.她的到来唤起了许多旧时的记忆。 24. His interest was awakened. [=aroused]他的兴趣被激发起来了。 25. They finally awakened to the possibility of war.他们最终意识到了战争的可能性。 26. The book will awaken their minds to the beauty of nature.这本书将让他们感受到自然之美。 27. The group experienced a cultural/religious/spiritual awakening.这一群体体验了文化/宗教/精神的觉醒。 28. Her arrival brought an awakening of old memories.她的到来使得旧时的记忆又复苏了。 29. "He thinks he can get by without doing any work, but he is in for a rude awakening. [=he will experience an unpleasant surprise; he will learn that he is mistaken]"他以为自己可以不费吹灰之力就过关，但他很快就会醒悟并非如此