v (1)醒来(rouse from sleep)[I，I+adv(up)，I+to-inf]： I haven't woken so early before. 我以前从来没醒过这么早。(be)too exhausted/tired to～easily 太累了而难以醒来; I woke with a headache/a toothache.我因头痛/牙痛而醒来。～from a deep sleep/a beautiful dream/one's daydreams 从沉睡/美梦/白日梦中醒来;～up with a start/in the middle of night 惊醒/半夜醒来;W～up，my boy. It's time for school. 醒醒，孩子。该上学了。The criminal should～up and see he can't get away with it.(fig)罪犯应该明白，他难逃法网。What time do you usually～(up) every day? 你每天通常什么时候醒来? The boy woke (up) to find his parents were gone to work. 男孩醒来发现父母已上班去了。〖同〗arise，awake，awaken，waken;〖反〗sleep;

(2)叫(弄)醒(cause sb to cease to sleep)[T+n，T+n+adv(up)]：Please don't～me till 9. 请9点再叫醒我。The terrible shouts woke us out of/from our nap. 可怕的叫喊声把我们从午睡中吵醒。Don't～the baby(up)，will you? 别把孩子吵醒，好吗? be woken (up) by the alarm clock/a noise 被闹钟/噪音吵醒了;〖同〗awake，awaken，waken;〖反〗sleep;

(3)(使)知道，(使)活跃(留心)，(使)觉醒，(使)醒悟(cause sb/sth to become conscious of sth;(cause sb to) see the truth，etc)[T+n，T+n+adv(up)，I，I+adv(up)]：～sb's memories/sb's interest/sb's suspicions/sb's bad mood/sb's anger/sb's sympathy/sb's pity 引起某人的回忆/兴趣/怀疑/坏情绪/气愤/同情/怜悯;～sb from his sad thoughts 使某人从悲痛中振作起来; Spring～s all nature. 春天唤醒了万物。A cold wash on his face/Those exercis-es can～him up. 用冷水洗脸/那些活动能使他清醒起来。The dull atmosphere/audience need(s)～ing up. 沉闷的气氛/观众需要活跃起来。He needs someone to～him up. 他需要有人去激励他。It's time for you to～up. 是你觉醒的时候了。The event may～him up.(fig)这件事可能会使他醒悟。～to the possibilities of the new invention/the true situation 意识到新发明的可能性/真正的形势;His anger woke at the sight of the criminal. 看到罪犯引起他的气愤。〖同〗 arouse，rouse，waken，excite;〖反〗 appease，calm;

(4)引起回声，(声音)扰乱(echo or disturb sth)[T+n](fml)： The cry woke the hills. 呼喊声在山中回响。The sound of gunfire woke the mountain valley. 枪声在山谷中回响。〖同〗echo，disturb;

wake the dead(吵闹声)大得烦人：The boys were making enough noise to～the dead. 孩子们闹得能把死人吵醒了。

one's waking hours 醒着的时间：The house-wife spends all her～ing hours looking after the house. 这位主妇整天料理家务。

wake up to (v adv prep)意(认)识到(vt)：We all have woken up to the danger of war/the problems we have. 我们都意识到了战争的危险/我们的问题。

→′wakeful adj 醒着的;失眠的;警觉的;′wakefully adv 醒着地;失眠地;警觉地;′wakefulness n 醒着;警觉;′waken v;

n(1)(醒着(moment of waking up)：between sleep and～似睡非睡;

(2)守灵(mourning and watching over a dead person before the burial)[C](尤 Ireland)：hold (a)～over the deceased 为死者守灵;The～was held at the home of the deceased. 在死者的家中守灵。

in the wake of 随……之后：an investigation in the～of a scandal 丑闻随后的调查;Seaguls followed in the～of the ship. 海鸥追随着船的尾迹。

【辨异】动词wake与awake、awaken和waken 的区别见AWAKE。