awake
adj
verb
əˈweɪk
adj
1
not
sleeping
醒着的
I
hope
he’s
awake
now.
我希望他现在醒着。
She
was
still
only
half
awake
when
I
brought
her
a
cup
of
coffee.
我给她端去咖啡的时候，她还半睡半醒。
How
do
you
stay
awake
during
boring
lectures?
听无聊的课时你是用什么办法不让自己睡着的？
Emma
lay
awake
half
the
night,
worrying.
埃玛半宿都没睡着，心里在担忧。
The
noise
brought
him
wide
awake
(=completely
awake)
.
噪音使他睡意全无。
To
keep
themselves
awake
(=stop
themselves
from
going
to
sleep)
they
sat
on
the
floor
and
told
each
other
stories.
为了不让自己睡着，他们坐在地板上相互讲故事。
2
be awake to sth
to
understand
a
situation
and
its
possible
effects
理解某事物，意识到某事物
Too
few
people
are
awake
to
the
dangers
of
noise
pollution.
理解噪声污染危害性的人太少了。
əˈwəʊk
verb
3
to
wake
up,
or
to
make
someone
wake
up
[正式] （使）醒来，唤醒
formal
It
was
midday
when
she
awoke.
她醒来时已是中午了。
We
awoke
to
a
day
of
brilliant
sunshine.
我们醒来时阳光明媚。
4
if
something
awakes
an
emotion,
or
if
an
emotion
awakes,
you
suddenly
begin
to
feel
that
emotion
[文] 唤起，激发起
literary
The
gesture
awoke
an
unexpected
flood
of
tenderness
towards
her.
没料到这个姿势激起了对她的无限柔情。
5
to
begin
to
realize
the
possible
effects
of
a
situation
开始领悟到; 意识到
Artists
finally
awoke
to
the
aesthetic
possibilities
of
photography.
画家终于意识到了摄影的美学潜质。