waken

verb

/ˈweɪkən/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they waken	/ˈweɪkən/ /ˈweɪkən/
he / she / it wakens	/ˈweɪkənz/ /ˈweɪkənz/
past simple wakened	/ˈweɪkənd/ /ˈweɪkənd/
past participle wakened	/ˈweɪkənd/ /ˈweɪkənd/
-ing form wakening	/ˈweɪkənɪŋ/ /ˈweɪkənɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to wake, or make somebody wake, from sleep醒来；睡醒；唤醒；弄醒
- waken (up) The child had just wakened.这孩子刚醒。
- waken somebody (up) I was wakened by a knock at the door.敲门声把我吵醒了。
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.我被电话吵醒了。
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: The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss.王子用一个吻唤醒了睡美人。
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.