waken out of oneself-satisfied dreams 使某人从自我陶醉中醒悟过来
常用短语
waken from(v.+prep.) 唤醒,弄醒 sober up sb from state
▲waken sb/sth from sth ◇ 常用于be ~ed 结构
I hate being wakened from a deep sleep by a loud bell.我最厌烦从沉睡中被很响的铃声闹醒。
Nature seems to be wakened from a dead sleep.大自然似乎从沉睡中被唤醒了。
waken to(v.+prep.) 警告某人注意〔提防〕 warn sb about sth; make sb watchful about sth such as a threat
▲waken sb to sth I wish I could waken them to the danger they are in.但愿我能够使他们认识到自己处境的危险。
句型例句
用作不及物动词
▲S+~(+A)
I wakened early.我醒得很早。
He wakened at 7 o'clock.他7点钟醒来。
He wakened when the alarm clock sounded.闹钟铃响时,他醒了。
It is frightening to most children to waken and find a stranger.对多数小孩来说,醒来发现一个陌生人是很可怕的。
用作及物动词
▲S+~+n./pron.
What time are you going to waken him?你准备什么时间叫醒他?
Please waken me at five.请在5点钟叫醒我。
Now the noise has wakened him.现在,吵声闹醒了他。
The book wakened the reader's interest.这本书唤起读者的兴趣。
◇ 用于be ~ed 结构
Were you wakened by the earthquake last night?昨天夜里你没有被地震惊醒吗?
词语辨异
waken, awake, awaken, wake 参见awake条。
waken up,wake up
这组短语的共同意思是“弄醒”。waken up一般用于比较正式的文体中; 而wake up一般用在普通文件和日常用语中。