Word · Frequency #14325
awakening
苏醒；醒来
The act of waking from sleep.
- 1.
The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
醒来,停止睡觉的行为
- 2.
A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
宗教复兴,或对宗教事务的普遍关注
- 3.
Being roused into action or activity.
被唤醒进入行动或活动
- 4.
The act of becoming aware of something.
意识到某事的行为
醒悟；觉悟；觉醒；奋起；宗教复兴；醒来,停止睡觉的行为；宗教复兴,或对宗教事务的普遍关注
In use
The sound of the alarm clock led to a sudden awakening.
Her speech was a cultural awakening for many in the audience.
After years of inactivity, the company experienced a financial awakening.
Connections
Collocations
- rude awakening
- 猛然醒悟；残酷的觉醒
- Losing his job was a rude awakening to the realities of life.失去工作让他猛然醒悟到生活的现实。
- spiritual awakening
- 精神觉醒；灵性觉醒
- After years of meditation, she experienced a profound spiritual awakening.经过多年冥想，她经历了一次深刻的精神觉醒。
- sexual awakening
- 性觉醒
- The film sensitively portrays a teenager's sexual awakening.这部电影细腻地描绘了一个青少年的性觉醒。
- awakening of interest
- 兴趣的唤醒；兴趣的产生
- The discovery led to an awakening of interest in deep-sea biology.这一发现引发了人们对深海生物学的兴趣。
- national awakening
- 民族觉醒；民族意识的觉醒
- The 19th century was a period of national awakening across Europe.19世纪是欧洲各民族觉醒的时期。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 awake 想成 a + wake（醒来），加 -ning 表示“正在醒来”；就像清晨闹钟响起、从沉睡中睁眼，便是 awakening 的“苏醒、觉醒”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal or literary prose、news and commentary、spiritual or religious writing、everyday speech in fixed phrases awakening 多用于较正式或书面表达，指“醒来”或“意识到／醒悟”；日常口语里更常说 wake up 或 become aware，但 a rude awakening 这类固定说法也比较常见。具体语气会随搭配和使用场合变化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 awakening 共享拼写结尾 -ening，且末尾都有非重读的 /ənɪŋ/；但它们的重读元音与 awakening 的 /weɪ/ 不同，因此都不是严格的韵脚。awakening 没有常见的完全押韵词。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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