单词 | rewaken |
释义 | rewakenv. transitive. To waken again from sleep. Frequently figurative. Occasionally intransitive. Cf. rewake v., reawaken v. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > wake or rouse [verb (transitive)] > again rewaken1542 rewake1697 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > state of being awake > be or remain awake [verb (intransitive)] > become awake > again reawake1663 rewaken1850 1542 Troylus & Creseyde in G. Chaucer Wks. (Thynne) f. clxxxix She ofte hym kyste, & shortly for to sayne Him to rewaken she dyd al her payne. 1663 J. Mayne tr. Lucian Part of Lucian sig. Ccc1v He thereby charmes up the Eyes of whom he lists, and rewakens them from sleep. 1796 F. Burney Camilla V. xi. 106 Camilla turned aside from him; but not to weep; her spirit was now re-wakened by resentment. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xlii. 65 And love would..at the spiritual prime Rewaken with the dawning soul. View more context for this quotation 1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile i. v. §9. 15 Deem not it was with the thought Or your heart to regain, or the past to rewaken. 1961 Times 20 Nov. 11/5 Only with this form of Governmental support can we begin to rewaken in the Japanese awareness of the vast experience gained by us in over some 100 years of industrial progress. 2008 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 17 Dec. 32 Even if Gallagher's good form for the Pilgrims this term does not lead to an early return to Blackburn, it might rewaken Scotland's interest in him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1542 |
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