v(1)(使)醒来((cause to) stop sleeping)[I，T+n]：He awoke at six.他6点钟醒来。～from deep sleep 从沉睡中醒过来;The drunken man awoke to find himself in a ditch.那醉汉醒来时发现自己躺在水沟里。The alarm(noise/nurse)awoke the patient/sleeping boy.闹钟(嘈杂声/护士)吵(叫)醒病人/睡着的男孩。be awoken by the loud crash/the rumbling of guns 被震耳的堕落声/隆隆的炮声吵醒;〖同〗wake，wake up，awaken;〖反〗sleep;

(2)(使)觉醒(悟)，唤(激)起((cause to) become conscious or active)[I，T+n](fig)：Old memories awoke in him when he read the diaries.读日记时他回想起了旧时的事情。Asia is～ing from her long sleep.亚洲从沉睡中觉醒起来。～one's old fears/one's pleasant memories/one's interest 唤起原有的恐惧/唤起愉快的回忆/激起兴趣;Her beauty awoke a feeling of love in him.她的美貌引起了他的爱恋。The fuel shortage awoke the country to the need of developing atomic energy.燃料短缺使该国意识到需要发展原子能。～sb to the fact that...使某人意识到……的事实;〖同〗arouse;

awake to (v prep)开始明白，意识到(vt)：He at last awoke to the dangers/the surroundings/the opportunities/the realities/the fact/the importance of drug control.他终于意识到危险/周围的环境/机遇/现实生活/那事实/控制毒品的重要性。

adj(1)醒着的(not asleep;having woken up)[作pred]：He was～all night.他一夜未合眼。lie fully/wide～完全醒着躺在那里;Is he still～or asleep? 他是仍然醒着呢，还是睡着了?Is he～yet? 他醒来了没有?He could hardly keep himself ～. 他困得睁不开眼。She stayed～until he came.直到他来她才睡着。〖同〗wide-awake;〖反〗asleep，sleeping;

(2)明白的，意识到(conscious or aware of sth)[A(to)][作pred]：be(fully)～to the danger/the difficulties/the changes/what is going on(充分)意识到危险/困难/变化/正在发生的情况;Do you think they are fully～to the problems involved? 你认为他们对自己所卷入的麻烦完全清楚吗?Plenty of opportunities will present themselves if only you are～to them.机遇是会很多的，只要你留心。〖同〗aware，conscious;〖反〗unaware，unconscious;

【辨异】awake与awaken，wake(up)和waken (up)都可用作vi和vt，都可表示“(使)醒来”;但最好把awake用作vi，而把awaken和waken (up)用作vt;wake (up)则可常用作两者，且最常见，最不正式，不用于正式场合和转义，也不用于被动语态。此外，awaken和waken (up)的语体色彩较为正式;awake(vi)和awaken(vt)更常用于转义，如：Her fears awoke/were awakened once again.(恐惧再一次向她袭来。)