wide-awake
wide-awake — 形容詞
1. having shaken off all sleepiness, with the mind sharp and the body ready for act
完全清醒
毫無睡意，精神完全恢復
having shaken off all sleepiness, with the mind sharp and the body ready for activity
Sayaka was wide awake at two in the morning, worrying about tomorrow's exam.
Sayaka 凌晨兩點完全清醒，擔心著明天的考試。
predicative: be wide awake + time phrase
Mert drank too much strong coffee and lay wide awake until the sun came up.
Mert 喝了太多濃咖啡，睜眼躺著直到太陽升起。
The baby was wide awake and crying loudly when Ingrid walked into the room.
Ingrid 走進房間時，寶寶完全清醒且大聲哭鬧。
Sahil felt wide awake after splashing cold water on his face at the sink.
Sahil 往臉上潑了冷水後感到完全清醒。
Even after the long overnight flight, Amihan was wide awake and eager to explore.
即使搭了一整夜的長途飛機，Amihan 仍然完全清醒並急著想去探索。
文法句型
be wide awake
lie wide awake
feel wide awake
用法筆記
When used before a noun, 'wide-awake' usually shifts to sense 2 (SHARP AND ALERT). To describe someone simply not sleepy, place it after the verb: 'she was wide awake', not 'a wide-awake child who could not sleep'.
常見錯誤
2. quick to notice what is happening around you and ready to act, especially when t
警覺敏銳
對機會或危險保持高度注意
quick to notice what is happening around you and ready to act, especially when there is a chance to gain something or a risk to avoid
Gabriela is a wide-awake business owner who spots new trends months before competitors.
Gabriela 是個警覺敏銳的企業主，比競爭對手早數月發現新趨勢。
attributive: a wide-awake + [professional role]
Matthew stayed wide-awake during the negotiation and noticed three errors in the contract.
Matthew 在談判過程中保持警覺，發現合約中有三個錯誤。
A wide-awake shopper compares prices and waits for the right moment to buy.
警覺敏銳的購物者會比較價格，等待最佳時機出手。
Mira remained wide-awake to any sign that the deal was about to collapse.
Mira 對交易可能破裂的任何跡象都保持警覺。
Tunde's wide-awake handling of the crisis saved the team from a public mistake.
Tunde 警覺敏銳的危機處理讓團隊免於一場公關災難。
- alert
ready to notice and respond; 'wide-awake' adds the sense of actively looking for gains
- sharp
quick to understand; more about mental speed than watchfulness
- vigilant
watching carefully for danger; 'wide-awake' includes watching for opportunities too
- astute
good at judging situations; 'wide-awake' is more about noticing things in the moment
- oblivious
completely unaware of what is happening around you
- unobservant
failing to notice things that are easy to see
文法句型
wide-awake + noun
wide-awake + to + noun phrase
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (FULLY AWAKE): if you mean only 'not sleepy', use sense 1. Sense 2 implies actively watching for opportunities or threats.
常見錯誤
wide-awake — 名詞
1. a hat made of soft pressed felt, with a crown that sits low and a brim that exte
寬邊氈帽
低冠寬邊的軟氈帽，維多利亞時期流行
a hat made of soft pressed felt, with a crown that sits low and a brim that extends wide around the head
Jude bought a brown wide-awake from a small shop that sold vintage clothing.
Jude 在一家賣古董衣的小店買了一頂棕色的寬邊氈帽。
The old photograph showed a farmer in a wide-awake standing beside his horse.
那張老照片中，一個農夫戴著寬邊氈帽站在他的馬旁邊。
Hassan wore a wide-awake to the outdoor wedding, drawing curious looks from guests.
Hassan 戴著寬邊氈帽參加戶外婚禮，引來賓客好奇的目光。
In Victorian England, a gentleman's wide-awake was a common sight on country lanes.
維多利亞時代的英格蘭，紳士的寬邊氈帽在鄉間小路上很常見。
The museum displayed a worn wide-awake that had belonged to a polar explorer.
博物館展出了一頂破舊的寬邊氈帽，曾屬於一位極地探險家。
2. a dark-feathered seabird of the tern family that nests in colonies on remote tro
烏燕鷗
一種熱帶黑色海鳥，叫聲似其英文名
a dark-feathered seabird of the tern family that nests in colonies on remote tropical islands in warm oceans
The birdwatcher spotted a wide-awake gliding just above the waves near the reef.
賞鳥者看到一隻烏燕鷗在礁石附近的海浪上方低飛。
A flock of wide-awakes circled the research ship as it approached the remote island.
當研究船靠近偏遠島嶼時，一群烏燕鷗在船的上空盤旋。
Kenji photographed a wide-awake diving into the clear water for small fish.
Kenji 拍到了一隻烏燕鷗潛入清澈水面捕捉小魚的畫面。
Local fishermen know that wide-awakes gather near the reef during the summer months.
當地漁民知道烏燕鷗在夏季月份會聚集在礁石附近。
The naturalist recorded a wide-awake's sharp cry echoing across the atoll at dawn.
博物學家錄下了黎明時分一隻烏燕鷗尖銳的叫聲，在環礁上迴盪。
- sooty tern
the formal scientific name for the same bird