awakena•wak•en /ə'weɪk(ə)n/ 正式

vt

1. 激起；唤起

• His story awakened my interest. 他说的事引起了我的兴趣。

• awaken sb.'s pity 唤起某人的怜悯

2. 唤醒

• I was awakened by a loud noise. 我被一声巨响惊醒。

3. 使认识到；使意识到

• We must awaken them to the difficulties facing us. 我们必须使他们认识到我们所面临的困难。

vi

1. 醒

• awaken from sleep 从睡梦中醒来

• I awakened to find he had gone. 我醒来发现他已经走了。

2. 认识到；意识到

• I have awakened to the fact. 我已经认识到这一事实。