awake

adjective

/əˈweɪk/

[not before noun]

not asleep (especially immediately before or after sleeping)醒着（尤指入睡前或刚醒时）
- to be half/fully awake半睡半醒；睡意全无
- to be wide awake (= fully awake)毫无睡意
- I was still awake when he came to bed.他就寝时我还没有入睡。
- The noise was keeping everyone awake.喧闹声吵得大家都睡不着。
- I was finding it hard to stay awake.我已困得难熬。
- He lies awake at night worrying about his job.他担心他的工作，夜晚躺在床上睡不着。
- She was awake (= not unconscious) during the operation on her leg.给她的腿动手术时她一直醒着。
- It was very early and I was only half awake.天色很早，我还迷迷糊糊的。
- Stephen jerked awake from a nightmare.斯蒂芬从噩梦中惊醒。
- Claudia came awake slowly.克劳迪娅慢慢地醒来。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- lie
- come
- …
adverb
- fully
- wide
- barely
- …
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词源Old English āwæcnan, āwacian, both used in the sense ‘come out of sleep’ (from a- ‘to, towards’ and wake).

awake

verb

/əˈweɪk/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they awake	/əˈweɪk/ /əˈweɪk/
he / she / it awakes	/əˈweɪks/ /əˈweɪks/
past simple awoke	/əˈwəʊk/ /əˈwəʊk/
past participle awoken	/əˈwəʊkən/ /əˈwəʊkən/
-ing form awaking	/əˈweɪkɪŋ/ /əˈweɪkɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[intransitive, transitive] to wake up; to make somebody wake up（使）醒来
- awake (somebody) (from/to something) I awoke from a deep sleep.我从沉睡中醒来。
- The girls awoke to the sound of rain rattling on the windows.女孩们被雨点敲打窗户的声音惊醒。
- awake to do something He awoke to find her gone.他醒来发现她已经走了。
- awake somebody Her voice awoke the sleeping child.她的声音惊醒了睡着的小孩。
Which Word? awake / awaken / wake up / waken
awake / awaken / wake up / waken
- Wake (up) is the most common of these verbs. It can mean somebody has finished sleeping:上述动词中 wake (up) 最常用，可表示睡醒：
  What time do you usually wake up?你通常什么时候醒来？
  or that somebody or something has disturbed your sleep:亦指弄醒、唤醒：
  The children woke me up.孩子们把我吵醒了。
  I was woken (up) by the telephone.电话铃声把我吵醒了。
- The verb awake is usually only used in writing and in the past tense awoke:动词 awake 通常只用于书面语，而且用过去时 awoke：
  She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine.她醒来时是阳光灿烂的一天。
  Waken and awaken are much more formal. Awaken is used especially in literature:waken 和 awaken 要正式得多。awaken 尤用于文学作品：
  The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss.王子的吻唤醒了睡美人。
- Awake is also an adjective:awake 亦作形容词：
  I was awake half the night worrying.我忧心忡忡，半宿不能成眠。
  Is the baby awake yet?宝宝醒来了吗？
  Waking is not used in this way.
see also asleep, sleep
- She awoke early the next morning.第二天早晨她醒得很早。
- He awoke suddenly in a cold sweat.他突然惊醒，出了一身冷汗。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- early
- late
- abruptly
- …
preposition
- from
[intransitive, transitive] awake (something) if an emotion awakes or something awakes an emotion, you start to feel that emotion唤起；被唤起
- His speech is bound to awake old fears and hostilities.他的发言必然要激起昔日的恐惧和敌对情绪。

词源Old English āwæcnan, āwacian, both used in the sense ‘come out of sleep’ (from a- ‘to, towards’ and wake).