Word · Frequency #2178
wakes
守灵；守夜
wakes is the plural of wake.
核心释义
A gathering of family and friends around the body of a person who has died, held before or after the burial or cremation.
- 1.
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
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.
- 2.
船在水面上留下的航迹
The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
- 3.
为庄重或节庆目的而不睡觉的状态；守夜
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
- 4.
物体、人物或动物在水中移动后留下的扰动
The disturbance which follows an object, person or animal moving through water.
- 5.
一群聚集在一起的秃鹫
A number of vultures assembled together.
- 6.
飞行中的飞机后面留下的湍流空气
The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
- 7.
移动的人或物体后面的区域
The area behind a moving person or object.
- 8.
物体在流体中移动后面的扰动
The perturbation behind a body moving through a fluid.
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
用法In use
They held a wake for their grandmother the night before the funeral.
用法提示：wake 是名词，意为“守灵仪式”，在本句中作谓语动词的宾语。
At the wake, many old friends came to pay their respects.
用法提示：wake 是名词，与介词 at 组成介词短语，作地点状语，表示“在守灵仪式上”。
Some wakes last all night and end with a quiet meal in the morning.
用法提示：wakes 是 wake 的复数形式，在句中作主语，表示“守灵仪式”。
hold a wake for sb
指为逝者守夜，通常在下葬前举行，也可指守灵期间的聚会。
They held a wake for their grandfather at the family home.
他们在家里为祖父守灵。
a wake of vultures
wake 作集合名词，专指一群秃鹫。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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语法说明Grammar Note
常用于固定短语 in the wake of，表示“随…之后”
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same stressed vowel and following consonant /eɪk/ and are spelled with '-ake', rhyming with 'wake'.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.