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wake

UK /weɪk/US /weɪk/

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。)

同义词:awaken, arouse, stir, rouse

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。)

同义词:trail, path, vigil, watch

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。)