awake/ə'weɪk/

v. wake up or to make someone wake up

a. not sleeping

➭ pt. awoke/ə'wəʊk $ ə'woʊk/

➭ pp. awoken/ə'wəʊkən $ ə'woʊ-/

v. [I; T] 醒来；唤醒：His father awoke him at 9. 他爸爸在9点钟叫醒他。

◇[awake from sth] He awoke from a deep sleep. 他从沉睡中醒来。

◇[awake to sth] I awoke to a heavy rain. 我醒来时天下着大雨。

◇[awake to find sth] The boy awoke to find he was no longer in bed. 男孩醒来时发现他已经没有睡在床上。

a. [不能置于名词前] 醒着的：The noise from the construction site kept me awake half the night. 工地上的噪声让我大半夜都无法入睡。

◇be half awake 半睡半醒

◇be fully （或wide） awake 完全醒着

构词a- + wake

音组-ake/-eɪk/

bake; brake; lake; make; mistake; cake; quake; shake; snake; take; wake

用法wake up用于口语，和awake基本上可互换。