wake /weɪk/ CET4 TEM4 ( waking, waked, woken, wakes )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When you wake or when someone or something wakes you, you become conscious again after being asleep. 醒来; 唤醒

  例：

  It was cold and dark when I woke at 6:30.

  我6点30分醒来时，天又冷又黑。

  例：

  She went upstairs to wake Milton.

  她上楼去叫醒米尔顿。

• 2. 

  PHRASAL VERB Wake up means the same as . 醒来; 唤醒

  例：

  One morning I woke up and felt something was wrong.

  一天早上我醒来时感到有些不对劲。

• 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. (船只或其他物体在水中前行时留下的) 尾波 [usu sing, with poss]

  例：

  Dolphins sometimes play in the wake of the boats.

  海豚有时跟着船只的尾波戏水。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A wake is a gathering or social event that is held before or after someone's funeral. 守灵

  例：

  A funeral wake was in progress.

  葬礼前在守灵。

• 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. 紧随…之后

  例：

  The governor has enjoyed a huge surge in the polls in the wake of last week's convention.

  州长在上周大会之后的民意测验中支持率激增。