/əˈweɪk ||; əˈwek/verb
(past tenseawoke /əˈwəʊk ||; əˈwok/ past participleawoken /əˈwəʊkən ||; əˈwokən/) [I,T] to wake up; to make sb/sth wake up 醒来;唤醒:
I awoke to find that it was already 9 o'clock.我醒来时,已经9点。A sudden loud noise awoke us.突如其来的一声巨响把我们吵醒了。☞ Wake up is more common than awake. wake up 较 awake 常用。
awake1/əˋwek; əˈweIk/adj [not before noun 不用于名词前] not sleeping 醒着的: How do you stay awake during boring lectures? 听乏味的讲座时你如何让自己不睡着?Emma lay awake half the night, worrying. 艾玛半宿没睡着﹐忧心忡忡。The noise brought him wide awake (=completely awake). 噪音使他睡意全无。The storm kept us awake all night. 暴风雨让我们整晚都无法入睡。
awake2v [I,T] past tense awoke /əˋwok; əˈwəʊk/past participle awoken /əˋwokən; əˈwəʊkən/formal to wake up, or to wake someone up【正式】(使)醒来﹐唤醒: I awoke early the next morning. 第二天一大早我就醒了。