Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2178
wake
醒；醒来
To stop sleeping; to become awake.
- 1.
(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
醒来。
- 2.
(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
唤醒；使某人醒来。
- 3.
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
使活动；激起；激发。
- 4.
To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
被激起；从休眠或迟钝状态中活跃起来。
- 5.
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
守夜；通宵看守(如遗体)。
- 6.
To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
保持清醒；不睡觉。
唤醒；叫醒；激起；激发；唤起；活跃起来；被激起；守夜；守灵；保持清醒；不睡
In use
I usually wake up at seven o'clock on weekdays.
The loud noise from the street woke me up in the middle of the night.
Please wake me up before you leave for work.
wake (up)
口语中常说 wake up；单独用 wake 较正式。
I usually wake up at seven.
我通常七点醒来。
wake sb up
宾语为代词时，通常放在 wake 和 up 之间。
Please wake me up at 6 a.m.
请在早上六点叫醒我。
wake from sth
属正式或文学用法，from 后接睡眠等状态。
She woke from a deep sleep.
她从沉睡中醒来。
Connections
Collocations
- wake up
- 醒来
- I usually wake up at seven o'clock.我通常七点醒来。
- wake somebody up
- 叫醒某人
- Could you wake me up at six tomorrow morning?你明天早上六点能叫醒我吗？
- wake up to
- 意识到，认识到
- It's time we woke up to the dangers of smoking.我们该认识到吸烟的危害了。
- wake from a dream
- 从梦中醒来
- She woke from a vivid dream about flying.她从一场关于飞行的逼真的梦中醒来。
- wake with a start
- 猛然惊醒
- He woke with a start when his phone rang.电话响起时，他猛然惊醒。
- wake to the sound of
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：wake 和 cake（蛋糕）押韵，想象蛋糕的香味把你唤醒，wake 就是‘醒来/唤醒’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭早晨、酒店前台、朋友闲谈 wake 表示“醒来”或“唤醒”时，语气比较中性，日常口语和一般书面语都适用。实际使用中，wake up 在口语里更常见，单独用 wake 也没问题。多用于描述睡眠、起床或叫醒别人的场景。
Grammar Note
既可及物（如wake sb）也可不及物（如wake up）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All of the -ake words rhyme with wake (/weɪk/): make, take, shake, brake, lake. Walk looks similar in spelling but is pronounced /wɔːk/ and does not rhyme.
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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