wake
verb[IorT]
uk/weɪk/us/weɪk/past tensewokeorwaked|past participlewokenorwaked(alsowake up)A1
to (causesomeone to)becomeawakeandconsciousaftersleeping:
醒来；叫醒，吵醒Did you wake at all during thenight?夜里你一点都没醒吗？
Please wake me earlytomorrow.明天请早点叫醒我。
I wokeupwith aheadache.我醒来时觉得头疼。
Jane'shandon myshoulderwoke meout of/fromabaddream.简的手放在我肩上，把我从噩梦中摇醒。
Synonyms
awakeliterary
awakenliterary
bestiryourselfformalorhumorous
rouse
See also
wake(someone)up(STOP SLEEPING)
- You won't wake him - he's such aheavysleeper.
- We woke atdawn.
- We were woken in thenightby thewailofambulancesirens.
- Try not to wake thewholehousewhen you come in!
- Sheeasedthekeyinto thelock,anxiousnot to wake anyone.
Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious
- anti-sleep
- astir
- be in the land of the livingidiom
- come round
- consciousness
- get up
- insomnia
- insomniac
- keepsomeoneup
- knock
- knock up
- land
- sit(someone)up
- toss
- wait up
- wakeful
- waken
- wakey-wakey
- waking
- woke
Grammar
Wake,wake uporawaken?
Wake and wake up are verbs which mean ‘stop sleeping or end someone else’s sleep’. They are used in everyday language.…Idioms
wake up!
wake up and smell the coffee
Phrasal verbs
wake(someone)up
wake up tosomething
wake
noun[C]
uk/weɪk/us/weɪk/wakenoun[C](WATER)
thewavesthat amovingshiporobjectleavesbehind:
（航行的船只等留下的）尾流，航迹The wakespreadout in a v-shape behind theship.轮船的航迹呈V字形在船后扩散开来。
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- Severalgovernmentshaveadoptedtoughnewanti-terroristlegislationin the wake of theattacks.
- EasterntradersfoundtheirwayacrossEuropein the wake of theRomanarmy.
- Safetyproceduresare beingreviewedin the wake of theaccident.
- A lot of newinvestmenthas beenattractedto theregionin the wake of the government'sannouncement.
- Theroadremainsclosedin the wake of Monday'slandslide.
Waves
- bore
- breaker
- choppy
- comber
- crest
- dumper
- heavy
- overfall
- roller
- rough
- roughness
- spume
- standing wave
- surf
- swell
- tidal wave
- tsunami
- wave
- white horses
- whitecaps
wakenoun[C](FUNERAL)
anoccasionwhen thefamilyandfriendsof adeadpersonmeetinordertolookat thedeadbodythenightbefore it isburied, or when theymeetafter adeadpersonhas beenburiedtodrinkandtalkabout the person'slife
（葬礼前后的）守灵，守夜Funerals
- catafalque
- closed-casket
- cortege
- funeral
- funeral director
- funeral home
- funeral parlour
- funerary
- funereally
- green burial
- hearse
- lie
- morgue
- mortician
- mortuary
- obsequies
- open-casket
- send
- sendsomethingoff
- undertaking
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Remembering people who have died
Idioms
in the wake ofsomething
leavesomethinginyourwake