◙ (past awoke ; past participle awoken ) 1. [no obj.] stop sleeping; wake from sleep • 醒；睡醒 »she awoke to find the streets covered in snow. 她醒来发现马路上盖满了雪。 [with obj.] cause (someone) to wake from sleep • 唤醒（某人） »my screams awoke my parents. 我的尖叫吵醒了父母。 regain consciousness • 苏醒 (awake to)(figurative)become aware of; come to a realization of • [喻] 意识到 »the authorities finally awoke to the extent of the problem。 当局最终意识到问题的大小. make or become active again • （使）活跃；唤醒 »there were echoes and scents which awoke some memory in me。 有些回音和气味唤醒了我的回忆. ◙ adjective 1. [predic.] not asleep • 醒着的 »the noise might keep you awake at night。 噪音也许会让你夜里不能入睡. (awake to)aware of • 意识到 »too few are awake to the dangers。
【语源】
1. Old English āwæcnan, āwacian, both used in the sense 'come out of sleep' (seea-,wake)