woke
woke — 形容詞
- wokepositive
- wokercomparative
- wokestsuperlative
1. having a strong awareness of important social issues, especially those related t
覺醒
關注社會正義與平等
having a strong awareness of important social issues, especially those related to racial justice, fairness, and equal treatment of all people in society
Minh became more woke about racial inequality after attending the community forum.
Minh 參加社區論壇後，對種族不平等問題變得更加覺醒。
predicative: became woke about [issue]
The school's new history course aims to keep students woke about social justice issues.
學校新開的歷史課程希望學生對社會正義議題保持覺醒。
keep + object + woke about [topic]
When Heloísa moved to Taipei, she became more woke about how different cultural groups experience discrimination.
Heloísa 搬到台北後，變得對不同文化群體遭受歧視的方式更加覺醒。
Piotr's podcast interviews help listeners stay woke about problems in the local education system.
Piotr 的播客訪談幫助聽眾對本地教育系統的問題保持覺醒。
Reuben told his younger brother that being woke means listening to people whose voices are often ignored.
Reuben 告訴弟弟，所謂覺醒就是傾聽那些聲音常被忽略的人。
- aware
broader and more neutral; 'woke' specifically focuses on social and racial justice
- enlightened
more formal and suggests deeper understanding; less tied to contemporary social movements
- conscious
overlaps significantly but can be used in non-social contexts (e.g., health-conscious); 'woke' is always about social issues
- oblivious
completely unaware of social problems
- uninformed
lacking knowledge about social issues, without implying willful ignorance
文法句型
be + woke
stay + woke
become + woke
keep + noun + woke
用法筆記
Typically used in predicate position (be/stay/become/keep + woke). Can also appear attributively before a noun (e.g., a woke perspective, woke culture), though less common.
常見錯誤
woke — 動詞
1. past tense of wake — meaning to stop sleeping or to cause someone to stop sleepi
醒來
wake的過去式
past tense of wake — meaning to stop sleeping or to cause someone to stop sleeping
Sora woke up late and missed the first bus to school.
Sora 睡過頭了，錯過了第一班校車。
woke up (intransitive, no object)
The baby woke everyone in the house when she cried at three in the morning.
寶寶凌晨三點哭鬧，把全家人都吵醒了。
woke + object (transitive: caused to wake)
Benjamin woke to the sound of rain hitting his bedroom window.
Benjamin 醒來時，聽到雨滴打在臥室窗戶上的聲音。
Léa woke her brother gently so they would not miss the sunrise.
Léa 輕輕叫醒弟弟，免得錯過日出。
- slept
the opposite action; slept through means not waking up
文法句型
woke + up
woke + object + up
woke + to + noun
用法筆記
This is the simple past form of the irregular verb wake (wake → woke → woken). It can be used transitively (He woke the children) or intransitively (She woke at six). The phrasal verb wake up uses woke up in the past tense.