wake

🇬🇧 UK/weik/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kA1

Definitions

v.

To stop sleeping; to cause someone to stop sleeping.

醒来;叫醒

n.

A gathering held after someone's death; the trail of disturbed water left behind a moving boat.

守灵;(船的)尾迹

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
wakeother
=wake

Common Collocations

  • 1.wake up醒来
  • 2.in wake of随之而来

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    I woke up to the sound of birds singing outside my window.

  • 2.

    The wake of the ship left a long trail of white foam in the ocean.

  • 3.

    Relatives attended the wake to pay their respects.

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