单词 | wake |
释义 | wake (once / 107 pages) 1v 2n 3n In the wake, or aftermath, of a death, it's traditional in many cultures to hold a wake, a vigil for the dead. There's a third meaning of wake, too, you know: it's the waves that a boat leaves behind as it slices through the water. And that's not all... Wake has three meanings as a noun, and, yes, just about as many meanings as a verb! So get set. To wake is come out of sleep, a verb you'll recognize from "Wake up! You're asleep at the wheel!" You can wake feelings, as well as the people who are having them. The wake before the funeral caused Mike to wake from his depression and decide to live life to the fullest. His first act was to water ski; he eventually mastered staying upright while crossing the wake of the boat that was towing him. WORD FAMILYwake: waked, wakeful, wakeless, waken, waker, wakes, waking, woke, woken+/wakeful: wakefully, wakefulness/waken: wakened, wakening, wakens/wakening: wakenings/waker: wakers/waking: wakingly, wakings USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Watson said he sees the potential for a new push for an Article V convention in the wake of the November election. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Tournament of Roses Rose Parade Facebook page posted this photo of Palmer in the wake of his death in September. Golf Digest(Jan 02, 2017) A strong response is needed in the wake of these failures. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v stop sleeping She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock Syn|Ant|Hyper arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake up, waken dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off change from a waking to a sleeping state change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 2v be awake, be alert, be there Ant|Hypo catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber be asleep sit up, stay up not go to bed 3v cause to become awake or conscious Please wake me at 6 AM. Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper arouse, awaken, rouse, wake up, waken cause to sleep make fall asleep reawaken awaken once again bring around, bring back, bring round, bring toreturn to consciousness callrouse somebody from sleep with a call resuscitate, revivecause to regain consciousness alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 4v make aware of His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation Hyper alarm, alert warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness 5v arouse or excite feelings and passions 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up ferment work up into agitation or excitement arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 1n the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe Syn|Hyper backwash moving ridge, wave one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) 2n the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) 3in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured Syn|Hyper aftermath, backwash consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon n a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial there's no weeping at an Irish wake Syn|Hyper viewing vigil, watch the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) Wake (once / 2785 pages) n WORD FAMILY Wake: Wakes, Woke USAGE EXAMPLESState and Wake Forest all lost on the same day. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) The play that validated Okwara’s evolution occurred against Wake Forest. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) The scientific community does not completely understand what causes hangovers, Dr. Preston R. Miller, a surgeon at Wake Forest, said in an email. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) n an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii Syn|Exp Wake Island island a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water |
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