awaken

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a·wak·en /əˈweɪkən/ verb formal

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WAKE UP/GET UP to wake up or to make someone wake up （使）醒來，吵醒

She was awakened by a noise at two in the morning.

淩晨兩點，她被一個聲音吵醒。

Bill slept a little until he was awakened to take his turn on guard.

比爾睡了一會兒，直到被叫醒去換崗。

In everyday English, people usually use wake up rather than awaken: 在日常英語中，人們一般說wake up，而不說awaken

She was woken up by the phone ringing.

她被電話鈴聲吵醒了。

2 [transitiveT]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC if something awakens an emotion, interest, memory etc it makes you suddenly begin to feel that emotion etc 激發起，喚起

Early involvement in music can awaken an interest that will last a lifetime.

早接觸音樂可以激起終生的興趣。

3 awaken somebody to something phrasal verbphr v formal UNDERSTANDto make someone understand a situation and its possible effects 使領悟，使醒悟；使意識到

We must awaken people to the dangers for the environment.

我們必須讓人們意識到對環境造成的危害。

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awaken to • No-one knows any longer when Morrissey is being sarcastic and when he is trying to awaken us to something.• The performance almost becomes a holy place-where a spiritual awakening seems to take place.• I wanted him to awaken and to tell me about his fights.• Lay himself deserves much of the credit for awakening geophysicists to this wondrous terrain half way to the center of the earth.

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awaken• We think there are certain elements in sport that make it a vehicle for spiritual awakening.• The exhibit is designed to awaken a deeper understanding of Mexican culture.• It was a nightmare from which he would awaken at any moment.• He was awakened by the phone.• Then awaken him gently and present him with the bill.• Site visits can awaken motivation, and pupils learn by direct experiences which are not dependent on reading ability.• Besides, he didn't want to awaken the wrath of that turbulent priest again.• Whitehead, the geophysicist, was the first scheduled for awakening, then Kaminski, then Hunter.• As literacy proprietors awaken to the failure of their dreams and the aridity of their ideals, they join in coalitions.• If you make a habit of reviewing your fading dreams upon awakening, you can memorize quite a collection of nonsense.

Origin awaken

Old English awæcnian, from wæcnian; → WAKEN

a·wak·en verb →REGISTER1

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