Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #2178
wake
守灵；守夜
A gathering of family and friends around the body of a person who has died, held before or after the burial or cremation.
- 1.
A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
人在去世后下葬或火化前后的时期；在某些文化中伴随聚会或共同整理死者的个人物品
- 2.
The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
船在水面上留下的航迹
- 3.
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
为庄重或节庆目的而不睡觉的状态；守夜
- 4.
The disturbance which follows an object, person or animal moving through water.
物体、人物或动物在水中移动后留下的扰动
- 5.
A number of vultures assembled together.
一群聚集在一起的秃鹫
- 6.
The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
飞行中的飞机后面留下的湍流空气
- 7.
The area behind a moving person or object.
移动的人或物体后面的区域
- 8.
The perturbation behind a body moving through a fluid.
物体在流体中移动后面的扰动
尾流；航迹；伴流；守夜；不眠；秃鹫群；一群秃鹫；人在去世后下葬或火化前后的时期；在某些文化中伴随聚会或共同整理死者的个人物品；船在水面上留下的航迹
In use
They held a wake for their grandmother the night before the funeral.
At the wake, many old friends came to pay their respects.
Some wakes last all night and end with a quiet meal in the morning.
Connections
Collocations
- in the wake of
- 在…之后；作为…的结果
- In the wake of the storm, many homes were destroyed.风暴过后，许多房屋被摧毁。
- wake of a boat
- 船尾波；航迹
- The wake of the boat rocked the small dinghy.船的尾波把小艇摇晃得很厉害。
- funeral wake
- 守灵；守夜
- They held a funeral wake for the deceased at their home.他们在家里为死者举行了守灵仪式。
- wake of a disaster
- 灾难的后果
- In the wake of the disaster, the community came together to rebuild.灾难过后，社区团结起来重建家园。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in the wake of
- 在…之后；作为…的结果The company laid off 500 employees in the wake of the financial crisis.该公司在金融危机之后解雇了500名员工。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
船驶过后留下的尾波（wake）像一条白色的尾巴，记住wake就是尾波。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
常用于固定短语 in the wake of，表示“随…之后”
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same stressed vowel and following consonant /eɪk/ and are spelled with '-ake', rhyming with 'wake'.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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