wak·en /ˈwekən/
(vt.)喚醒,使覺醒,激發(vi.)覺醒,醒來
Wak·en v. i. [imp. & p. pr. Wakened p. pr. & vb. n. Wakening.] To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.
Early, Turnus wakening with the light. --Dryden.
Wak·en, v. t.
1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken. “Go, waken Eve.”
2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.
Then Homer's and Tyrtaeus' martial muse
Wakened the world. --Roscommon.
Venus now wakes, and wakens love. --Milton.
They introduce
Their sacred song, and waken raptures high. --Milton.
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waken
v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
[syn: awaken, wake, rouse, wake up, arouse]
[ant: cause to sleep]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
[syn: wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come
alive] [ant: fall asleep]