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wakes

UK //weɪks//US //weɪks//

词源

源自古英语'wacan'(升起,出现)和'wacian'(保持清醒),与古诺尔斯语'vaka'和德语'wachen'同源。名词意义来自观察死者'保持清醒'的习俗。

verb

❶ 指从睡眠中醒来或使某人从睡眠中醒来。常用于描述人或动物结束睡眠状态的动作。

“She usually wakes up at 7 a.m. every morning.”

(她通常每天早上7点醒来。)

“The loud noise woke the baby from his nap.”

(巨大的声响把正在午睡的婴儿吵醒了。)

❶ 指引起注意或唤起某种意识、情绪。常用于比喻性的表达,表示激发某种反应。

“The tragedy woke the community to safety issues.”

(这场悲剧让社区意识到安全问题。)

“Her speech woke a sense of patriotism in the audience.”

(她的演讲唤起了听众的爱国情怀。)

同义词:awakens, arouses, stirs, revives, activates

noun

❶ 指人去世后守灵或追悼的仪式。传统上亲友会在遗体旁守夜,现代也指追思活动。

“The family held a wake for their grandfather.”

(家人为祖父举行了守灵仪式。)

“Hundreds attended the wake of the famous writer.”

(数百人参加了这位著名作家的追悼会。)

❶ 指船航行时在船尾形成的V形波浪痕迹。也用于比喻事物发生后留下的影响或痕迹。

“The speedboat left a foamy wake behind it.”

(快艇在身后留下泡沫状的尾流。)

“Ducks were swimming in the calm wake of the ferry.”

(鸭子在渡轮平静的尾流中游动。)

同义词:vigil, funeral, track, trail, aftermath

常见短语

in the wake of — 表示在某个事件发生后随之而来的一系列影响或后果,强调因果关系。

“In the wake of the earthquake, many buildings needed repairs.”

(地震过后,许多建筑需要修复。)

wake up call — 字面指叫醒电话,比喻让人警醒或意识到问题的重要事件或经历。

“The health scare was a wake-up call for him to exercise more.”

(这次健康恐慌给他敲响了警钟,让他开始加强锻炼。)