English → Chinese
wake
/BrE weɪk 
, AmE weɪk /
▶[English irregular verbs] A intransitive verb
pt woke pp woken
1 (awake) 醒来;
I always wake early in the summer 夏天我总是醒得早;
to wake from sleep/a dream; 从睡眠／梦中醒来;
I woke to find her gone 我醒来时发现她已经走了
2 (literary or formal) (become aware) 醒悟;
to wake (up) from; 从…中清醒过来 ‹reverie›
B transitive verb
pt woke pp woken
1 (awaken) 弄醒 ‹person›;
to wake sb from sleep/a dream; 将某人从睡眠／梦中弄醒;
to wake the dead 能把死人吵醒
2 (literary or formal) (stir up) 唤起 ‹memories, feelings›
C noun
1 (vigil) [葬礼前的] 守灵
2 (party) [葬礼后的] 守灵
3 (of vessel) [船只行驶留下的] 尾流;
in the wake of sb/sth (in space) 尾随着某人／某物; (in time) 在某人／某事之后;
the storm left a trail of destruction in its wake 暴风雨过后满目疮痍
Phrasal verb
● wake up
A intransitive verb
1 (awake) 醒来;
what time do you usually wake up in the morning? 早上你通常几点醒？;
to wake up from sleep/a dream; 从睡眠／梦中醒过来;
he woke up to find himself alone in the house 他醒来时发现独自一人在屋子里;
he woke up in hospital 他在医院苏醒了过来;
the population woke up to a change of government 人民一觉醒来发现政府已经易手
2 (become aware) 醒悟;
wake up! can't you see she's only marrying you for your money! 醒醒吧！难道你看不出来她嫁给你只是为了你的钱！;
to wake up to the truth/a fact; 意识到真相／事实;
wake up and smell the coffee! 请清醒地面对现实！
B transitive verb [wake sb up, wake up sb]
1 (awaken) 弄醒
2 (enliven) 使活跃起来;
a cold shower will soon wake you up 冲个冷水澡很快就能让你神清气爽