wake-up

[ weyk-uhp ]

/ ˈweɪkˌʌp /

noun

an act or instance of waking up.

an act or instance of being awakened: I asked the hotel desk for a wake-up at 6.

a time of awaking or being awakened: I'll need a 5 o'clock wake-up to make the early plane.

flicker².

adjective

serving to wake one from sleep: Tell the front desk you want a wake-up call.

serving to arouse or alert: a wake-up call on the problems of pollution.

Origin of wake-up

First recorded in 1835–45; noun, adj. use of verb phrase wake up

Words nearby wake-up

wakeless, waken, wakening, wakerife, wake-robin, wake-up, wake-up call, Waksman, Wal., Walach, Walachia

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Example sentences from the Web for wake-up

If you want to predict trends in America, whether in politics or products, World Cup mania should serve as a wake-up call.
Ann Coulter Doesn’t Get the Real Reasons Behind America’s World Cup Mania|Kristen Soltis Anderson|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A new CDC report serves as a wake-up call for the importance of childhood vaccines.
New CDC Report Says Vaccines Prevented 322 Million Diseases In Last 20 Years|Brandy Zadrozny|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“This study should be a wake-up call to parents and educators everywhere,” says Greenberg.
Can Boys Be ‘Coerced’ Into Sex?|Lizzie Crocker|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But that wine, a balanced blend of supple fruit, focused acidity and sweet spice, was my wake-up call.
The Pleasures of America’s Oldest Vines|Jordan Salcito|February 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And if Voss is discouraged by the situation in Washington, it should be a wake-up call for all of us.
Shutdown Crisis: We Need a Hostage Negotiator|John Avlon|October 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The flicker earned his name of "yarup" or "wake-up" from his spring song, which is a rollicking jolly "wick-a-wick-a-wick."
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
She went at it cautiously, though she had swallowed a couple of wake-up capsules just before they walked into the Ermetyne suite.
Legacy|James H Schmitz

British Dictionary definitions for wake-up

wake-up

noun

Australian informal an alert or intelligent person

be a wake-up to Australian informal to be fully alert to (a person, thing, action, etc)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	wake-up
释义	wake-up [ weyk-uhp ] / ˈweɪkˌʌp / noun an act or instance of waking up. an act or instance of being awakened: I asked the hotel desk for a wake-up at 6. a time of awaking or being awakened: I'll need a 5 o'clock wake-up to make the early plane. flicker². adjective serving to wake one from sleep: Tell the front desk you want a wake-up call. serving to arouse or alert: a wake-up call on the problems of pollution. Origin of wake-up First recorded in 1835–45; noun, adj. use of verb phrase wake up Words nearby wake-up wakeless, waken, wakening, wakerife, wake-robin, wake-up, wake-up call, Waksman, Wal., Walach, Walachia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wake-up If you want to predict trends in America, whether in politics or products, World Cup mania should serve as a wake-up call. Ann Coulter Doesn’t Get the Real Reasons Behind America’s World Cup Mania\|Kristen Soltis Anderson\|July 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A new CDC report serves as a wake-up call for the importance of childhood vaccines. New CDC Report Says Vaccines Prevented 322 Million Diseases In Last 20 Years\|Brandy Zadrozny\|April 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “This study should be a wake-up call to parents and educators everywhere,” says Greenberg. Can Boys Be ‘Coerced’ Into Sex?\|Lizzie Crocker\|March 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But that wine, a balanced blend of supple fruit, focused acidity and sweet spice, was my wake-up call. The Pleasures of America’s Oldest Vines\|Jordan Salcito\|February 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And if Voss is discouraged by the situation in Washington, it should be a wake-up call for all of us. Shutdown Crisis: We Need a Hostage Negotiator\|John Avlon\|October 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The flicker earned his name of "yarup" or "wake-up" from his spring song, which is a rollicking jolly "wick-a-wick-a-wick." Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets\|Various She went at it cautiously, though she had swallowed a couple of wake-up capsules just before they walked into the Ermetyne suite. Legacy\|James H Schmitz British Dictionary definitions for wake-up wake-up noun Australian informal an alert or intelligent person be a wake-up to Australian informal to be fully alert to (a person, thing, action, etc) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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