wake 1 S2 W3 / weɪk / ( also wake up ) 动词 ( past tense woke / wəʊk $ woʊk / , past participle woken / wəʊkən $ woʊ- / ) [不及物和及物动词]

to stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping :

When she woke, the sun was streaming through the windows.

Try not to wake the baby.

wake to

Nancy woke to the sound of birds outside her window (= she heard birds singing when she woke ) .

wake up 短语动词

1 to stop sleeping, or to make someone stop sleeping :

James usually wakes up early.

wake somebody ↔ up

I’ll wake you up when it’s time to leave.

2 to start to listen or pay attention to something :

Wake up (= give me your attention ) at the back there!

3 wake up and smell the coffee American English spoken used to tell someone to recognize the truth or reality of a situation

wake up to something 短语动词

to start to realize and understand a danger, an idea etc :

It’s time you woke up to the fact that it’s a tough world.