
wake
词源
源自古英语'wacan'(起来,出现)和'wacian'(保持清醒),与古诺尔斯语'vaka'和德语'wachen'同源,最终源自原始印欧语词根*weg-(强壮的,活泼的)。
verb
❶ 从睡眠中醒来,指停止睡眠状态并恢复意识的过程。可用于人或动物,常与介词up连用。
“I usually wake up at 7 o'clock in the morning.”
(我通常早上7点醒来。)
“The baby woke suddenly and started crying.”
(婴儿突然醒来并开始哭泣。)
❶ 使某人或某物活跃、警觉或意识到某事,常用于比喻意义。
“The incident woke the community to the dangers of pollution.”
(这一事件使社区意识到污染的危害。)
“Her speech woke a sense of responsibility in the students.”
(她的演讲唤起了学生们的责任感。)
noun
❶ 船只行驶时在水面留下的尾流痕迹,也指飞机飞行时产生的气流。
“The boat left a white wake in the blue water.”
(小船在蓝色的水面上留下白色的尾流。)
“Seagulls were following in the wake of the fishing boat.”
(海鸥跟随着渔船的尾流飞行。)
❶ 葬礼前后为悼念死者而举行的守夜或聚会,常见于某些文化传统中。
“The family held a wake for their grandfather at his home.”
(家人在祖父的家中为他举行了守灵仪式。)
“Friends gathered at the wake to share memories of the deceased.”
(朋友们在守灵仪式上聚集,分享对逝者的回忆。)
常见短语
in the wake of — 表示在某个事件之后紧接着发生,常指重大事件带来的后果或影响。
“Many changes occurred in the wake of the economic crisis.”
(经济危机之后发生了许多变化。)
wake up call — 字面指叫醒电话,比喻使人警醒或意识到问题的重要事件或经历。
“The accident was a wake-up call about driving safety.”
(这次事故是对驾驶安全的一次警醒。)