awake
[ə'weɪk] adjective [after verb]
ESSENTIAL
■not sleeping 醒着的•"Is Oliver awake yet?" "Yes, he's wide (= completely) awake and running around his bedroom."“奥利弗醒了吗？”“是的，他完全醒了，正在睡房里乱跑呢。” •I find it so difficult to stay awake during history lessons.我觉得上历史课不打瞌睡太难了。 •I drink a lot of coffee to keep me awake.我喝了很多咖啡以保持头脑清醒。 •She used to lie awake at night worrying about how to pay the bills.她过去常常夜里躺在床上合不上眼，发愁怎样付帐单。 be awake to sth mainly UK
■If you are awake to something, you know about it 意识到；认识到•Businesses need to be awake to the advantages of European integration.企业界应意识到欧洲一体化的好处。
[ə'weɪk] verb intransitive or transitive (awoke or US ALSO awaked, awoken) US ALSO literary
■to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping （使）醒来；唤醒•I awoke at seven o'clock.我在七点钟醒了。 •She awoke me at seven.她七点时叫醒了我。 ■to become familiar with something or to make someone familiar with something （使）领悟；（使）醒悟；（使）意识到；（被）唤起•The chance meeting awoke the old passion between them.这次邂逅使他们爱火重燃。 •Young people need to awake to the risks involved in casual sex.年轻人应该意识到，随意的性关系会带来很多危险。 |