wake
wake — 動詞
1. to stop sleeping, or to cause another person or living thing to stop sleeping
醒來；喚醒
停止睡眠，或使他人停止睡眠
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.
Kofi 通常早上六點醒來去慢跑。
intransitive: wake + time phrase for habitual action
The smell of burning toast woke the children before their alarm clock.
烤焦吐司的味道在孩子們的鬧鐘響之前就把他們喚醒了。
transitive: event/sound + wakes + person
Daichi tried not to wake his roommate when he came home late.
Daichi 晚歸時盡量不吵醒室友。
Nila woke with a headache after only three hours of sleep.
Nila 只睡了三個小時就醒了，而且頭很痛。
Christopher gently woke his little sister for breakfast.
Christopher 輕柔地叫醒妹妹吃早餐。
- 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
警覺；喚起
開始意識到問題，或喚起情感與記憶
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.
這場抗議終於讓政府警覺到民眾的憤怒。
transitive: [event] + wakes + [person/institution] + to + [issue]
That old song always wakes memories of summers spent by the sea.
那首老歌總是喚起在海邊度過夏日時光的回憶。
transitive: [stimulus] + wakes + [emotion/memory]
Indra finally woke to the fact that his savings were nearly gone.
Indra 終於意識到自己的積蓄快要用完了。
The teacher's passion for history woke a deep interest in her students.
老師對歷史的熱情激發了學生們濃厚的興趣。
Adina's speech woke the audience to the struggles of refugee families.
Adina 的演說讓聽眾體會到難民家庭的困境。
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 — 名詞
1. the ruffled band of water a vessel creates behind it while crossing a lake or se
尾跡；航跡
船隻或物體移動時留下的波紋
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.
渡輪駛過港口，在後面留下一道長長的白色尾跡。
leave + a + wake: describing the trail made by a vessel
Small fishing boats bounced in the wake of the passing container ship.
小漁船在貨櫃輪駛過留下的波浪中上下晃動。
in the wake of + [vessel]: describes the area behind a ship
Quinn watched the wake spread out from the back of the canoe.
Quinn 望著從獨木舟後方擴散開來的水痕。
A dolphin swam just behind the boat, playing in its wake.
一隻海豚就在船後面游動，在尾浪中嬉戲。
The swimmer was caught in the wake of a passing speedboat.
那名游泳者被一艘經過的快艇的尾浪捲入。
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
守靈
葬禮前親友陪伴遺體的聚會
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.
家人在當地殯儀館為祖母舉行了守靈儀式。
hold + a + wake: the standard verb-noun collocation
Neighbours brought home-cooked food and fresh flowers to the wake.
鄰居們帶來了家常菜和鮮花來參加守靈。
Constanza flew back to her hometown for her uncle's wake.
Constanza 飛回家鄉參加叔叔的守靈。
At the Irish wake, friends shared funny stories and laughed through their tears.
在這場愛爾蘭式守靈中，朋友們分享有趣的故事，含淚而笑。
Hassan stayed up all night to attend the traditional wake for his neighbour.
Hassan 徹夜未眠，參加鄰居的傳統守靈儀式。
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
後果；餘波
重大事件（尤指災難）的後續影響
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.
地震過後，數千個家庭失去了家園。
in the wake of + [disaster]: the standard idiom for aftermath
The company laid off two hundred workers in the wake of the financial crisis.
金融危機之後，該公司裁員兩百人。
New safety rules were introduced in the wake of the factory fire.
工廠火災之後實施了新的安全規定。
The government promised major reforms in the wake of the corruption scandal.
貪腐醜聞發生後，政府承諾進行重大改革。
The airport stayed closed for three days in the wake of the snowstorm.
暴風雪過後，機場關閉了三天。
- 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.