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单词 awaken
释义
awakena‧wak‧en /əˈweɪkən/ ●○○ verb formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINawaken
Origin:
Old English awæcnian, from wæcnian; WAKEN
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
awaken
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyawaken
he, she, itawakens
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyawakened
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave awakened
he, she, ithas awakened
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad awakened
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill awaken
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have awakened
Continuous Form
PresentIam awakening
he, she, itis awakening
you, we, theyare awakening
PastI, he, she, itwas awakening
you, we, theywere awakening
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been awakening
he, she, ithas been awakening
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been awakening
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be awakening
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been awakening
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He was awakened by the phone.
  • The exhibit is designed to awaken a deeper understanding of Mexican culture.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As literacy proprietors awaken to the failure of their dreams and the aridity of their ideals, they join in coalitions.
  • Besides, he didn't want to awaken the wrath of that turbulent priest again.
  • If you make a habit of reviewing your fading dreams upon awakening, you can memorize quite a collection of nonsense.
  • It was a nightmare from which he would awaken at any moment.
  • Site visits can awaken motivation, and pupils learn by direct experiences which are not dependent on reading ability.
  • Then awaken him gently and present him with the bill.
  • We think there are certain elements in sport that make it a vehicle for spiritual awakening.
  • Whitehead, the geophysicist, was the first scheduled for awakening, then Kaminski, then Hunter.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • But shopping for food in Miyako brought a rude shock.
  • But, come the morning, Ronni was in for a rude awakening.
  • Conservative elements steeped in uniformitarian philosophy cannot be expected to welcome such a rude awakening.
  • Renters who move into a vacated apartment face the rude awakening of the market rate an owner is permitted to charge.
  • The case has gone against the Pings, but it was a rude shock in a world of gentlemen.
  • The only good thing about his rude awakening was the discovery of a gigantic hedgehog behind one of the goalposts.
  • This rude awakening was, however, still a few years away at the time when Dustin joined.
1[intransitive, transitive] to wake up or to make someone wake up:  She was awakened by a noise at two in the morning. Bill slept a little until he was awakened to take his turn on guard.RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use wake up rather than awaken:· She was woken up by the phone ringing.2[transitive] if something awakens an emotion, interest, memory etc it makes you suddenly begin to feel that emotion etc:  Early involvement in music can awaken an interest that will last a lifetime.awaken somebody to something phrasal verb to make someone understand a situation and its possible effects:  We must awaken people to the dangers for the environment.
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