wake
v
noun
weɪk
v
1
to
stop
sleeping,
or
to
make
someone
stop
sleeping
睡醒，醒来; 唤醒，弄醒
When
she
woke,
the
sun
was
streaming
through
the
windows.
她醒来时，阳光泻入窗户。
Try
not
to
wake
the
baby.
别把宝宝吵醒了。
[+
to
]
Nancy
woke
to
the
sound
of
birds
outside
her
window
(=she
heard
birds
singing
when
she
woke)
.
南希醒来时听到窗外鸟儿的鸣叫声。
2
to
stop
sleeping,
or
to
make
someone
stop
sleeping
醒; 叫醒
James
usually
wakes
up
early.
詹姆斯通常醒得早。
wake
sb
↔
up
I’ll
wake
you
up
when
it’s
time
to
leave.
到走的时候我会叫醒你。
3
to
start
to
listen
or
pay
attention
to
something
开始听着; 开始注意
Wake
up
(=give
me
your
attention)
at
the
back
there!
后面的人注意！
4
wake up and smell the coffee
used
to
tell
someone
to
recognize
the
truth
or
reality
of
a
situation
面对现实，正视事实
AmE spoken
5
to
start
to
realize
and
understand
a
danger,
an
idea
etc
开始觉察 （认识 ）到〔危险、想法等〕
It’s
time
you
woke
up
to
the
fact
that
it’s
a
tough
world.
你该清醒了，这是一个残酷的世界。
noun
6
in the wake of sth
if
something,
especially
something
bad,
happens
in
the
wake
of
an
event,
it
happens
afterwards
and
usually
as
a
result
of
it
〔尤指不好的事〕紧随某事而来，作为某事的结果
Famine
followed
in
the
wake
of
the
drought.
旱灾带来的是饥荒。
7
in sb’s/sth’s wake
behind
or
after
someone
or
something
紧跟某人/某物后面
The
car
left
clouds
of
dust
in
its
wake.
汽车开过，后面扬起团团尘土。
8
the
time
before
or
after
a
funeral
when
friends
and
relatives
meet
to
remember
the
dead
person
守灵
9
the
track
made
behind
a
boat
as
it
moves
through
the
water
〔船开过后留下的〕航迹，尾流
usually singular 一般用单数