Word · Frequency #12259
wakings
醒来；清醒的时间
wakings is the plural of waking.
the act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake
- 1.
The act of becoming awake from sleep, or a period of time spent awake.
从睡眠中醒来的行为,或清醒的一段时间。
从睡眠中醒来的行为,或清醒的一段时间。；醒着的
In use
Her sudden waking at midnight left her feeling confused.
I was tired after the dog's repeated wakings during the night.
A slow waking gives you time to adjust to the morning.
waking + noun (表示时间段或意识状态)
waking 作形容词时通常修饰表示时间或意识状态的名词。
During my waking hours, I am always busy.
在我醒着的时间里，我总是很忙。
the waking world/life
He finds solace in the waking world.
他在清醒的世界中找到安慰。
wakings (可数名词复数)
waking 作名词时常用复数形式表示具体的醒来事件。
She counted her wakings during the night.
她数了数晚上醒来的次数。
Common mistakes
He is still waking.He is still awake.
形容词 'waking' 通常用于名词前作定语（如 waking hours），不用于系动词后作表语。表语应使用 'awake'。
The sudden waking startled me.The sudden awakening startled me.
名词 'waking' 表示‘醒着的状态’，而表示‘醒来’这一事件应使用 'awakening'。
Connections
Collocations
- waking hours
- 醒着的时间
- He spent his waking hours studying for the exam.他把醒着的时间都用来备考。
- waking life
- 清醒时的生活
- She felt her dreams were more vivid than her waking life.她觉得自己的梦比现实生活还要生动。
- waking moment
- 醒着的每一刻
- Every waking moment was filled with anxiety.醒着的每一刻都充满焦虑。
- waking dream
- 醒时的幻梦
- The strange landscape looked like a waking dream.那片奇异的风景看起来就像一场醒时的幻梦。
- waking world
- 现实世界
- He struggled to connect his dreams to the waking world.他很难把梦境与现实世界联系起来。
- waking state
Learner notes
Memory Tip
wake（醒）加 -ing：记住闹钟响后从睡到醒的那段过程，waking 就是醒来的动作或醒着的时间。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学叙事、学术讨论 这个名词用法比较正式，多用于书面或文学作品中；日常口语里更常说 waking up。语境正式时可保留此词形，一般对话中则较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in /eɪkɪŋ/ rhyme with waking: baking, taking, making, shaking, faking, breaking. Beware lookalikes such as walking /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/ and winking /ˈwɪŋkɪŋ/, which have different vowels and do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
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