| 单词 | awakening |
| 释义 | awakening (once / 770 pages) n An awakening is the act of waking up from sleep. It can also refer to other forms of new or sudden consciousness. When you've been asleep, whether at night or during a nap, you wake up and regain consciousness. This is known as an awakening. However, this word is often used for more dramatic things than getting out of bed. Having a religious epiphany is an awakening. Deciding to get married could be considered an awakening. Any time you realize or accept something important and life-changing, it can be called an awakening, because it's almost like you were asleep before. WORD FAMILYawakening: awakenings+/awake: awaked, awaken, awakes, awaking, awoke, awoken/awaken: awakened, awakening, awakens, reawaken/awakened: unawakened/reawaken: reawakened, reawakening, reawakens USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s not only his awakening that baffles medical science; he is also in fine physical shape despite a dozen years of immobility. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Must-hear episode: “Awakening Consciousness in Shadowy Times,” an episode that explains how to stop fixating on failure. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) Ms. Fox calls her first months on the new job a rude awakening. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) n the act of waking it was an early awakening Syn|Hypo|Hyper wakening, waking up reveille a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise arousal, rousing the act of arousing |
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