awaken

[ə'weikən]

v.醒, 意识到, 唤醒, 激起, 使意识到,使唤醒

例句与用法：

I was awakened by the sound of church bells.

我被教堂的钟声吵醒。

We awakened to find the others had gone.

我们醒来发觉其他人已经走了。

Her story awakened our interest.

她说的事引起了我们的兴趣。

She was awakened by a loud bang.

她被很响的关门声吵醒了。

词形变化：

名词: awakener | 动词过去式: awakened | 动词过去分词: awakened | 动词现在分词: awakening | 动词第三人称单数: awakens |

详细释义：

vi.

1. 醒; 觉醒

I awakened early because of the noise.

我因那嘈声很早就醒了。

2. 意识到; 认识到[(+to)]

awaken to new challenges

意识到新的挑战

vt.

1. 唤醒; 使觉醒

2. 唤起; 激起

His suspicions were awakened.

他起了疑心。

3. 使意识到; 使认识到[(+to)]

awaken somebody to a sense of duty

唤起某人的责任感

短语词组：

awaken to

1. 使意识到; 使了解

We must awaken the people to the dangers facing our country.

我们必须使人民了解国家所面临的各种危险。