释义 |
awakena‧wak‧en /əˈweɪkən/ ●○○ verb formal awakenOrigin: Old English awæcnian, from wæcnian; ➔ WAKEN VERB TABLEawaken |
Present | I, you, we, they | awaken | | he, she, it | awakens | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | awakened | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have awakened | | he, she, it | has awakened | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had awakened | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will awaken | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have awakened |
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Present | I | am awakening | | he, she, it | is awakening | | you, we, they | are awakening | Past | I, he, she, it | was awakening | | you, we, they | were awakening | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been awakening | | he, she, it | has been awakening | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been awakening | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be awakening | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been awakening |
- He was awakened by the phone.
- The exhibit is designed to awaken a deeper understanding of Mexican culture.
- 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.
► rude awakening/shock- 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. |