awaken

US [əˈweɪkən]
UK [ə'weɪkən]
  • v.唤起;(使)醒来;被唤起
  • Web唤醒;觉醒;叫醒
Simple Present:awakens  Present Participle:awakening  Past Tense:awakened  
awaken
v.
1.
[i][t][oftpass]
(使)醒来to wake up; to make sb wake up
She awakened to the sound of birds singing.
她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
We awakened to find the others gone.
我们醒来发现其他人已经走了。
He was awakened at dawn by the sound of crying.
黎明时他被哭喊声吵醒。
2.
[i][t]
~ (sth)
唤起;被唤起if an emotionawakens or sthawakens an emotion, you start to feel that emotion
The dream awakened terrible memories.
这个梦唤起了可怕的往事。

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