wake
wake1
(past woke 或 美，方，古 waked; past participle woken 或 美，方，古 waked)
wake up and smell the coffee
waker
noun
语源
wake2
noun
in the wake of
(past woke 或 美，方，古 waked; past participle woken 或 美，方，古 waked)
- emerge or cause to emerge from a state of sleep; stop sleeping
醒，醒来；唤醒
[no obj.]she woke up feeling better.
她醒来之后，觉得好些了。
[with obj.]I woke him gently.
我轻轻地唤醒他。
■[no obj.](wake up to)become alert to or aware of
变得警觉；意识到
he needs to wake up to reality.
他需要意识到现实。
■[with obj.](figurative)cause (something) to stir or come to life
(喻)引起，激起，唤起
it wakes desire in others.
这引起了他人的欲望。 - [with obj.](dialect, chiefly Irish or US )hold a vigil beside (someone who has died)
(方，主爱尔兰，美 )为（死者）守夜；为…守灵
we waked Jim last night.
昨晚我们为吉姆守夜。
- a watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances including eating and drinking
守夜；守灵
■(especially in Ireland) a party held after a funeral
[尤用于爱尔兰]葬礼后的守灵聚会
Old Norse - (wakes)[treated as sing.](chiefly historical)(in some parts of the UK) a festival and holiday held annually in a rural parish, originally on the feast day of the patron saint of the church
(主史)（英国一些地区的）守护神节日（乡村教区一年一度的节日，原在教堂守护神的节日举行）
wake up and smell the coffee
- [usu. in imperative](informal, chiefly N. Amer.)become aware of the realities of a situation, however unpleasant
(非正式，主北美)清醒一点，面对现实
waker
noun
语源
- Old English (recorded only in the past tense wōc), also partly from the weak verb wacian 'remain awake, hold a vigil', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waken and German wachen; compare with watch
wake2
noun
- a trail of disturbed water or air left by the passage of a ship or aircraft
（船）尾波，航迹；（飞机）尾流
■(figurative)used to refer to the aftermath or consequences of something
(喻)后果，结果
the committee was set up in the wake of the inquiry.
调查后，成立了该委员会。
in the wake of
- following (someone or something), especially as a consequence
- late 15th cent. (denoting a track made by a person or thing): probably via Middle Low German from Old Norse vǫk, vaka 'hole or opening in ice'
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