| 单词 | awaken |
| 释义 | awaken (once / 178 pages) v To awaken someone is to wake them up. You might awaken your roommate accidentally by practicing your tap dance routine in the kitchen. You can awaken another person, and a noise or the smell of pancakes or a scary dream can all awaken you from a deep sleep. You can also use the verb awaken to describe what happens when you wake from sleep: "I awaken every morning with my pillow on the floor." A more figurative way to awaken is to arouse a certain feeling or awareness. For example, a sad movie can awaken melancholy feelings in the most cheerful person. WORD FAMILYawaken: awakened, awakening, awakens, reawaken+/awake: awaked, awaken, awakes, awaking, awoke, awoken/awakened: unawakened/awakening: awakenings/reawaken: reawakened, reawakening, reawakens USAGE EXAMPLESTwo occupants in the first house who were sleeping at the time were awakened by the loud crash, but weren’t hurt. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) It’s not only his awakening that baffles medical science; he is also in fine physical shape despite a dozen years of immobility. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a juggernaut that satisfied both diehard fans and casual observers of the saga. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1v cause to become awake or conscious Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper arouse, rouse, wake, wake up, waken cause to sleep make fall asleep reawaken awaken once again bring around, bring back, bring round, bring toreturn to consciousness callrouse somebody from sleep with a call resuscitate, revivecause to regain consciousness alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v make aware They were awakened to the sad facts Hyper affect, impress, move, strike have an emotional or cognitive impact upon 3v stop sleeping Syn|Ant|Hyper arouse, awake, come alive, wake, wake up, waken dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off change from a waking to a sleeping state change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
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