新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

wake

英  [weɪk]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • wakes

    1[C 可数名词] (船只或其他物体在水中前行时留下的)尾波

    The wake of a boat or other object moving in the water is the track of waves it makes behind it as it moves through the water.

    双语例句

    例:

    Dolphins sometimes play in the wake of the boats.

    海豚有时跟着船只的尾波嬉戏。

    2[C 可数名词] (葬礼前后的)守夜 , 守灵

    A wake is a gathering or social event that is held before or after someone's funeral.

    双语例句

    例:

    A funeral wake was in progress.

    正在进行葬礼守灵。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
  • wake up

    1[PHRASAL 短语] 醒来 , 唤醒(同)wake)

    Wake up means the same as wake.

    双语例句

    例:

    One morning I woke up and felt something was wrong.

    一天早上我醒来时感到有些不对劲。

    2[PHRASAL 短语] 使振奋

    If something such as an activity wakes you up, it makes you more alert and ready to do things after you have been lazy or inactive.

    双语例句

    例:

    A cool shower wakes up the body and boosts circulation.

    冷水浴可使身体振奋,并促进血液循环。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • in the wake of

    1紧随…之后

    If one thing follows in the wake of another, it happens after the other thing is over, often as a result of it.

    近义词

    following

    双语例句

    例:

    The governor has enjoyed a huge surge in the polls in the wake of last week's convention.

    州长在上周大会之后的民意测验中支持率激增。

    VERB. 动词
  • wakes , waking , woke , woken , waked

    1[I 不及物动词] 醒来 , 唤醒

    When you wake or when someone or something wakes you, you become conscious again after being asleep.

    双语例句

    例:

    It was cold and dark when I woke at 6:30.

    我6点30分醒来时,天又冷又黑。

    例:

    She went upstairs to wake Milton.

    她上楼去叫醒米尔顿。