wake
/weɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /weɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwāk/ (ame, mw)
wake — verb
- wakepresent simple I / you / we / they
- wakeshe / she / it
- wokepast simple
- wokenpast participle
- waking-ing form
1. to stop sleeping, or to cause another person or living thing to stop sleeping
to stop sleeping, or to cause another person or living thing to stop sleeping
Kofi usually wakes at six in the morning to go jogging.
intransitive: wake + time phrase for habitual action
The smell of burning toast woke the children before their alarm clock.
transitive: event/sound + wakes + person
Daichi tried not to wake his roommate when he came home late.
Nila woke with a headache after only three hours of sleep.
Christopher gently woke his little sister for breakfast.
- fall asleep
the opposite action
- doze off
informal, to begin sleeping lightly
文法句型
wake (up) + (somebody)
wake + (somebody/something)
常見錯誤
2. to become conscious of a situation, problem, or need; or to cause someone to fee
to become conscious of a situation, problem, or need; or to cause someone to feel an emotion or memory strongly again
The protest finally woke the government to the public's anger.
transitive: [event] + wakes + [person/institution] + to + [issue]
That old song always wakes memories of summers spent by the sea.
transitive: [stimulus] + wakes + [emotion/memory]
Indra finally woke to the fact that his savings were nearly gone.
The teacher's passion for history woke a deep interest in her students.
Adina's speech woke the audience to the struggles of refugee families.
文法句型
wake + to + something
wake + somebody + to + something
wake + up + to + something
用法筆記
Often used with 'to' to introduce what is being noticed. The intransitive form ('wake to') is more common in abstract or reflective contexts, while the transitive form ('wake somebody to') implies a deliberate act of making someone aware.
常見錯誤
wake — noun
- wakesingular
- wakesplural
1. the ruffled band of water a vessel creates behind it while crossing a lake or se
the ruffled band of water a vessel creates behind it while crossing a lake or sea
The ferry left a long white wake behind it as it crossed the harbour.
leave + a + wake: describing the trail made by a vessel
Small fishing boats bounced in the wake of the passing container ship.
in the wake of + [vessel]: describes the area behind a ship
Quinn watched the wake spread out from the back of the canoe.
A dolphin swam just behind the boat, playing in its wake.
The swimmer was caught in the wake of a passing speedboat.
文法句型
the wake + of + [vessel]
leave + a + wake
in the wake + of
用法筆記
Usually appears in the singular. The phrase 'in the wake of' can also shift to a figurative meaning (see noun sense 3).
2. a traditional gathering of relatives and friends before a funeral, during which
a traditional gathering of relatives and friends before a funeral, during which people sit beside the deceased person, share memories, and offer comfort to each other
The family held a wake for their grandmother at the local funeral home.
hold + a + wake: the standard verb-noun collocation
Neighbours brought home-cooked food and fresh flowers to the wake.
Constanza flew back to her hometown for her uncle's wake.
At the Irish wake, friends shared funny stories and laughed through their tears.
Hassan stayed up all night to attend the traditional wake for his neighbour.
文法句型
hold + a + wake
go to + a/the + wake
at + a/the + wake
用法筆記
Practices vary by culture. In some traditions the wake is a quiet, solemn event; in others (e.g., Irish wakes) it includes food, drink, and storytelling. Not the same as a 'funeral service,' which is the formal ceremony of burial or cremation.
3. the situation or set of events that follow a major, often destructive, occurrenc
the situation or set of events that follow a major, often destructive, occurrence and are caused by it
In the wake of the earthquake, thousands of families lost their homes.
in the wake of + [disaster]: the standard idiom for aftermath
The company laid off two hundred workers in the wake of the financial crisis.
New safety rules were introduced in the wake of the factory fire.
The government promised major reforms in the wake of the corruption scandal.
The airport stayed closed for three days in the wake of the snowstorm.
- aftermath
direct synonym; can stand alone without fixed phrase ('the aftermath of the war')
- fallout
informal; suggests negative consequences, especially political or social
- consequences
neutral and broad; less dramatic than 'wake' or 'aftermath'
文法句型
in the wake of + [event]
用法筆記
Almost always used in the fixed phrase 'in the wake of', which functions as a preposition-like expression meaning 'following and as a result of.' The noun itself rarely appears outside this construction.