wakenBrE/ˈweɪkən/NAmE/ˈweɪkən/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theywakenBrE/ˈweɪkən/NAmE/ˈweɪkən/present simple - he / she / itwakensBrE/ˈweɪkənz/NAmE/ˈweɪkənz/past simplewakenedBrE/ˈweɪkənd/NAmE/ˈweɪkənd/past participlewakenedBrE/ˈweɪkənd/NAmE/ˈweɪkənd/ -ing formwakeningBrE/ˈweɪkənɪŋ/NAmE/ˈweɪkənɪŋ/ (formal) [I, T]towake, ormakesbwake, fromsleep醒来；睡醒；唤醒；弄醒◆~ (up)Thechildhadjustwakened. 这孩子刚醒。◆~sb (up)Iwaswakenedbyaknockatthedoor. 敲门声把我吵醒了。awake / awaken / wake up / waken
Wake (up) is the most common of these verbs. It can mean somebody has finished sleeping上述动词中 wake (up) 最常用，可表示睡醒：◆What time do you usually wake up?你通常什么时候醒来？ or that somebody or something has disturbed your sleep.亦指弄醒、唤醒：◆The children woke me up.孩子们把我吵醒了。◆I was woken (up) by the telephone.电话铃声把我吵醒了。
The verb awake is usually only used in writing and in the past tense awoke.动词 awake 通常只用于书面语，而且用过去时 awoke：◆She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine.她醒来时是阳光灿烂的一天。Waken and awaken are much more formal. Awaken is used especially in literature. * waken 和 awaken 要正式得多。awaken 尤用于文学作品：◆The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss.王子的吻唤醒了睡美人。
Awake is also an adjective. * awake 亦作形容词：◆I was awake half the night worrying.我忧心忡忡，半宿不能成眠。◆Is the baby awake yet?宝宝醒来了吗？Waking is not used in this way. * waking 不能这样用。
➡ see alsoasleep, sleepverb[T]~sthtomakesbremembersthorfeelsthagain唤起（记忆）；使感觉到◆Thedreamwakenedaforgottenmemory. 那梦唤起了一段忘却的记忆。