rouse, arouse, awake, wake, waken

名詞 wake:

1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
   同義詞：aftermath, backwash
2. an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
   同義詞：Wake Island
3. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
   同義詞：backwash
4. a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
   同義詞：viewing

動(dòng)詞 wake:

1. be awake, be alert, be there
2. stop sleeping
   同義詞：wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, come alive, waken
3. arouse or excite feelings and passions
   同義詞：inflame, stir up, ignite, heat, fire up
4. make aware of
5. cause to become awake or conscious
   同義詞：awaken, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

1. The incident woke memories of his past sufferings.
   這件事喚起了他對(duì)過(guò)去苦難經(jīng)歷的回憶。
2. She spends all her waking hours worrying about her job.
   她只要醒著就一直為工作發(fā)愁。
3. The bad news finally woke the country to the danger of war.
   壞消息傳來(lái)，終于使國(guó)人認(rèn)識(shí)到了發(fā)生戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的危險(xiǎn)。
4. The argument woke old rivalries.
   爭(zhēng)論又激起了舊怨。
5. I usually wake up early.
   我通常醒得很早。

wake

v.（動(dòng)詞）
woke[wôk] 或 waked [w3kt] waked 或 wok.en [wô.k…n] wak.ing,wakes
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）

To cease to sleep; become awake:
醒：停止睡覺(jué)；醒過(guò)來(lái)：
例句：
overslept and woke late.
睡太多而且又醒得晚

To stay awake:
蘇醒：保持清醒：
例句：
Bears wake for spring, summer, and fall and hibernate for the winter.
熊在春天、夏天和秋天保持清醒，在冬季冬眠

To be brought into a state of awareness or alertness:
清醒：進(jìn)入一種知覺(jué)或警覺(jué)的狀態(tài)：
例句：
suddenly woke to the danger we were in.
突然地認(rèn)識(shí)到我們所處的危險(xiǎn)

To keep watch or guard, especially over a corpse.
看守，守靈：保持警覺(jué)或警惕，尤指對(duì)一個(gè)尸體
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To rouse from sleep; awaken.
使醒過(guò)來(lái)：使從睡眠中醒過(guò)來(lái)；弄醒
To stir, as from a dormant or inactive condition; rouse:
激發(fā)，喚醒：如從休眠或不活躍的狀態(tài)之中激醒；喚醒：
例句：
wake old animosities.
喚起舊恨

To make aware of; alert:
使意識(shí)到：使認(rèn)識(shí)到；使警覺(jué)：
例句：
The shocking revelations finally woke me to the facts of the matter.
令人震驚的揭露最終使我意識(shí)到事情的本質(zhì)

To keep a vigil over.
保持警惕
To hold a wake over.
為…守夜
n.（名詞）
A watch; a vigil.
守靈；守夜
A watch over the body of a deceased person before burial, sometimes accompanied by festivity.Also called Regional viewing
守靈：在葬禮前守著死人的尸體，有時(shí)伴有儀式也作 【區(qū)域的】 viewing
wakes (used with a sing. or pl. verb)Chiefly British
wakes （與單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞連用）【多用于英國(guó)】
A parish festival held annually, often in honor of a patron saint.
守護(hù)神節(jié)日：教區(qū)一年一度的節(jié)日，常為紀(jì)念一個(gè)守護(hù)神
An annual vacation.
年度假期

來(lái)源：
Middle English wakien, waken
中古英語(yǔ) wakien, waken
from Old English wacan [to wake up]
源自 古英語(yǔ) wacan [醒來(lái)]
wacian [to be awake, keep watch] * see weg-
wacian [保持清醒] *參見(jiàn) weg-

【引伸】
wak.er
n.（名詞）
The pairswake, waken and awake, awaken have formed a bewildering array since the Middle English period. All four words have similar meanings, though there are some differences in use.Onlywake is used in the sense .to be awake,. as in expressions likewaking (not wakening ) and sleeping, every waking hour. Wake is also more common than waken when used together with up; andawake and awaken never occur in this context: She woke up (rarely wakened up; never awakened up or awoke up ). Some writers have suggested thatwaken should be used only transitively and awaken only intransitively, but there is ample literary precedent for usages such asHe wakened early and They did not awaken her. In figurative sensesawake and awaken are more prevalent:
wake,waken 和 awake,awaken 這兩對(duì)詞自中古英語(yǔ)以來(lái)就形成令人不解的一組詞。 四個(gè)詞有相似的意思，盡管在用法上有差異。只有wake 用于.保持清醒.的意義， 如在waking （而非 wakening ) and sleeping, every waking hour（清醒和睡眠，每一個(gè)醒著的時(shí)刻）。 Wake在與 up 一同用時(shí)也比 waken 更常用； 并且awake 和 awaken 從不出現(xiàn)在這種語(yǔ)言環(huán)境中： She woke up （很少用 wakened up ；從不用 awakened up 或 awoke up )。 有些作家指出waken 應(yīng)只用作及物的而 awaken 只用作不及物的， 但有很多文學(xué)上的用法先例,如He wakened early（他醒得早） 和 They did not awaken her（他們沒(méi)驚醒她）。 在比喻意義上awake 和 awaken 更普遍：
例句：
With the governor`s defeat the party awoke to the strength of the opposition to its position on abortion.
隨著州長(zhǎng)的失敗那個(gè)黨派清醒地認(rèn)識(shí)到在墮胎問(wèn)題上反對(duì)意見(jiàn)的力量。

例句：
The scent of the azaleas awakened my memory of his unexpected appearance that afternoon years ago.
杜鵑花的味道喚醒了我對(duì)許多年前那個(gè)下午他突然出現(xiàn)的記憶。

wake
wake 2

n.（名詞）
The visible track of turbulence left by something moving through water:
尾流：物體在水中移動(dòng)留下的雜亂可見(jiàn)的痕跡：
例句：
the wake of a ship.
船的尾跡

A track, course, or condition left behind something that has passed:
行蹤：某物經(jīng)過(guò)后遺留下的痕跡、蹤跡或狀態(tài)：
例句：
The war left destruction and famine in its wake.
戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)留下的毀滅和饑荒的后果

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>in the wake of
Following directly on.
直接跟隨
In the aftermath of; as a consequence of.
作為…的余波
來(lái)源：
Possibly from Middle Low German [hole in the ice]
可能源自 中古低地德語(yǔ) [冰窟窿]
[of Scandinavian origin] ; akin to Old Norse vôk
[源于斯堪的納維亞語(yǔ)] ；類似于 古斯堪的納維亞語(yǔ) vôk