【awaken音标】 英[əˈweɪkən] 美[əˈweɪkən]
【单词释义】 awaken是什么意思：
v. (使)醒来；唤醒；（使）觉醒；（使）意识到
[单词分级] 商务/生活英语词汇
[第三人称单数] awakens
[单词现在分词] awakening
[单词过去式] awakened
[单词过去分词] awakened
【近义词解析】
◇ 唤醒，醒来
awake 〔v. 醒来，唤醒〕：主要用作不及物动词，是 wake up 的正式用语，也可用于比喻意义。He awoke from a sound sleep
awaken 〔[专八]v. [正式]唤醒，醒〕：主要用作及物动词，多用于正式文体，也可用于比喻意义。The messenger knocked loudly to awaken them.
rouse 〔[四级]v. [正式]唤醒〕：指外部因素，如敲门声等，使人从沉睡中醒来。
wake 〔v. 醒来，唤醒〕：普通用词，指由睡梦中醒来，既可作及物动词也可作不及物动词，常与副词 up 连用。The baby woke up.
waken 〔[四级]v. [正式]唤醒，醒来〕：常用于被动语态和比喻意义。He was wakened by a knock at the door
【单词例句】
◇ The hundred years had just passed, and the day had come when Little Brier-Rose was to awaken.
这天，时间正好过去了一百年，到了玫瑰公主苏醒的日子。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ When he awakened, a gold carriage had pulled up beside him It was drawn by two white horses, and inside on velvet upholstery, sat a maiden as dazzling as the sun and dressed in an emerald-green gown.
他醒过来的时候，发现在他面前停着一辆金子做成的马车，两匹白马在前边拉着，车厢被天鹅绒裹着，里面坐着一位美丽的姑娘，一身碧绿的穿著，光彩照人。
---- The Prince Who Married a Frog
◇ At one time the little naughty god was wounded by his own arrows and such burning love was awakened in him for the human maiden Psyche that he disregarded the constant interference of his mother and plucked up his courage to beg Zeus for justice.
有一次这位淘气的精灵被自己的箭射中，对人间少女普赛克炽热的爱在他心中复苏，以致于他不顾他母亲的干预,鼓起勇气让宙斯给予公正评判。
---- Eros(Cupid)