[intransitive, transitive]to stop sleeping; to make somebody stop sleeping醒；醒來；喚醒；弄醒
I always wake early in the summer.我夏天總是醒得早。
Tom woke with a start and lifted his head.湯姆被驚醒，擡起頭。
wake upWhat time do you usually wake up in the morning?通常你早晨幾點鐘醒？
I woke up an hour earlier than I wanted to.我比我想的早一個小時醒來。
wake to something(formal)They woke to a clear blue sky.他們醒來時天空碧藍。
I woke to the sound of heavy rain outside.我被外面大雨的聲音吵醒了。
wake from something(formal)She had just woken from a deep sleep.她剛從熟睡中醒來。
wake up to do somethingHe woke up to find himself alone in the house.他醒來時發現屋裏只有他一個人。
wake to do somethingThe woman woke to see the defendant in her bedroom.該女子醒來時發現被告在她的卧室裏。
wake somebodyI was woken by the sound of someone moving around.有人來回走動的響聲把我吵醒了。
wake somebody upTry not to wake the baby up.盡量别把孩子弄醒。
Which Word? awake / awaken / wake up / wakenawake / awaken / wake up / waken
Wake (up) is the most common of these verbs. It can mean somebody has finished sleeping: 上述動詞中 wake (up) 最常用，可表示睡醒：What time do you usually wake up?你通常什麽時候醒來？
or that somebody or something has disturbed your sleep:亦指弄醒、喚醒：The children woke me up.孩子們把我吵醒了。I was woken (up) by the telephone.我被電話吵醒了。
The verb awake is usually only used in writing and in the past tense awoke: 動詞 awake 通常只用於書面語，而且用過去時 awoke：She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine.她醒來時是陽光燦爛的一天。Waken and awaken are much more formal. Awaken is used especially in literature: The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss.王子用一個吻喚醒了睡美人。
Awake is also an adjective: awake 亦作形容詞：I was awake half the night worrying.我憂心忡忡，半宿不能成眠。Is the baby awake yet?寶寶醒來了嗎？Waking is not used in this way.
[transitive]wake something(literary or formal)to make somebody remember something or feel something again喚起（記憶）；使再次感覺到
The incident woke memories of his past sufferings.這件事喚起了他對往昔苦難的回憶。
Word Originverb Old English (recorded only in the past tense wōc), also partly from the weak verb wacian ‘remain awake, hold a vigil’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waken and German wachen; compare with watch.
Idioms
wake up and smell the coffee
(informal)used to tell somebody to become aware of what is really happening in a situation, especially when this is something unpleasant要清醒面對現實
an occasion before or after a funeral when people gather to remember the dead person, traditionally held the night before the funeral to watch over the body before it is buried（葬禮前的）守夜；守靈Topics Life stagesc2
Word Originnoun sense 1 Old English (recorded only in the past tense wōc), also partly from the weak verb wacian ‘remain awake, hold a vigil’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waken and German wachen; compare with watch. noun sense 2 late 15th cent. (denoting a track made by a person or thing): probably via Middle Low German from Old Norse vǫk, vaka ‘hole or opening in ice’.
Idioms
in the wake of somebody/something
coming after or following somebody/something随…之後而來；跟随在…後
There have been demonstrations on the streets in the wake of the recent bomb attack.在近來的轟炸之後，大街上随即出現了示威遊行。
A group of reporters followed in her wake.一群記者跟随在她的身後。
The storm left a trail of destruction in its wake.暴風雨過處滿目瘡痍。
1 ( wake up) stop being asleep睡醒ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤early, late醒得早；醒得晚◇She had woken even earlier than usual.她比平時醒得還早。➤suddenly突然醒來➤finally終於醒來PREPOSITION➤from從⋯中醒來◇She had just woken up from a deep sleep.她剛從沉睡中醒來。➤to聽到⋯醒來◇He woke to the sound of the sirens.他被警笛聲吵醒了。➤with因⋯醒來◇I woke with a jolt.我猛然驚醒。PHRASES➤wake to find sth, wake up to find sth醒來發現⋯◇Any minute now she'd wake up to find herself at home safe in bed.她會隨時醒來，發現自己躺在家中的牀上，平安無事。➤wake up with a start, wake with a start驚醒◇She woke with a start from a terrible nightmare.她從可怕的噩夢中驚醒。wake
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2 ( wake up) make sb stop sleeping喚醒ADVERB | VERB + WAKEADVERB➤gently輕輕地喚醒◇I woke him gently.我輕輕地叫醒他。VERB + WAKE➤be careful not to, not want to, try not to注意不要／不想／試圖不要弄醒◇Be careful not to wake the children!注意別吵醒孩子們！
