wake

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T/V-I When you wake or when someone or something wakes you, you become conscious again after being asleep. 醒來; 喚醒
It was cold and dark when I woke at 6:30. 我6點(diǎn)30分醒來時，天又冷又黑。
She went upstairs to wake Milton. 她上樓去叫醒米爾頓。
2. PHRASAL VERB Wake up means the same as . 醒來; 喚醒
One morning I woke up and felt something was wrong. 一天早上我醒來時感到有些不對勁。
3. N-COUNT The wake of a boat or other object moving in the water is the track of waves it makes behind it as it moves through the water. (船只或其他物體在水中前行時留下的) 尾波[usu sing, with poss]
Dolphins sometimes play in the wake of the boats. 海豚有時跟著船只的尾波戲水。
4. N-COUNT A wake is a gathering or social event that is held before or after someone's funeral. 守靈
A funeral wake was in progress. 葬禮前在守靈。
5. PHRASE If one thing follows in the wake of another, it happens after the other thing is over, often as a result of it. 緊隨…之后
The governor has enjoyed a huge surge in the polls in the wake of last week's convention. 州長在上周大會之后的民意測驗(yàn)中支持率激增。