awake, awaken, wake, waken
这组词都有“唤醒”“醒来”的意思,它们的区别是：
1.wake是最常用词,也是最不正式的用语, awake则比wake正式些。如指“醒来”“使醒”,最好用wake。
2.waken和awaken常用作及物动词,多用于书面和被动语态中,表示“被唤醒”。awaken和awake多用于比喻说法,表示“觉醒; 提醒”“开始意识到”等意思。
3.从语音上说,以a-开头的两个词发音更浑厚,给人印象更深,故多用于诗歌。
4.以-en结尾的两个词只用作动词, awake除用作动词外还可用作形容词, wake还可用作名词。
rouse，arouse，awake，wake，waken
这些动词均有“唤醒、醒来”之意。
rouse较正式用词，用主动语态时，强调弄醒别人的努力，用被动语态时，指轻而易举地醒过来。可用于引申意义。
arouse除表示一般的唤醒外，多作引申用。
awake正式用词，常指觉醒、警惕的状态，也多用于比喻。
wake普通常用词，指真正的醒来。即可作及物动词也可作不及物动词。
waken书面用词，常用于被动态和引申意义。
Viewed in connection with his mistakes, shouldn't this make one wide awake?
联系到他的错误, 岂不是可以发人深醒的 吗 ?
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He likes to awake to the sound of a radio.
他喜欢在广播声中醒来.
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He came fully awake to hear the bath running.
他完全清醒了，听见浴缸里的水在流。
柯林斯例句
The company is awake to these new developments.
该公司意识到这些新的发展.
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He was wide awake to his coming opportunity.
他对于即将到来的机会非常警觉.
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Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert.
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
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The hypnotic state actually lies somewhere between being awake and being asleep.
催眠状态实际上介乎清醒和睡眠之间。
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The noise kept him awake.
噪音吵得他一直没有睡着。
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He lay awake watching her for a long time.
他睁着眼躺在那里看她看了很长时间。
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He had been drinking mugs of coffee to keep himself awake.
为让自己保持清醒，他一杯接一杯地喝咖啡。
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I don't stay awake at night worrying about that.
我并没有因为那件事而担心得彻夜不眠。
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This thought kept me awake all night.
这种顾虑使我通宵未能合眼.
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All night she grinds her teeth together , keeping me awake.
她整夜咬牙, 吵得我睡不着觉.
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She forced herself awake.
她强迫自己不睡.
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The explorer was ever awake for the dangers that surrounded him.
这个探险家时刻提防着周围的危险.
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I know you're really awake; you're just having a joke with me.
我知道你是醒着的, 你不过在跟我开玩笑罢了.
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I lay awake through the wee small hours, waiting for the signal.
我躺到后半夜没睡, 等候信号.
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He was the only one boy awake at that time.
他是当时惟一醒着的男孩.
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Don't worry! I shall awake him on time.
不用担心! 到时我会叫醒他的.
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Ade is the man keenly awake to the change.
艾德是一个对变化异常敏感的人.
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I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.
我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了.
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He was scarcely awake when he heard the knock at the door.
他刚醒来就听见有人敲门.
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His loud snore kept me awake.
他的鼾声大得使我睡不着.
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He is still awake.
他还醒着呢.
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I lay awake all night, turning the problem over and over in my mind.
我一夜没睡着, 反复思索这个问题.
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Men are awake enough to their own interests, who turn a deaf ear to their friends'distress.
对朋友的痛苦置若罔闻的人,对个人的利益非常注意.
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I usually awake at six.
我通常6点钟醒来.
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