waken

🇬🇧 UK/'weikn/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

v.

To wake someone from sleep; to stop sleeping and become conscious.

唤醒;使觉醒;醒来

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
wakenother
=waken

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The loud noise wakened her from a deep sleep.

  • 2.

    Dawn was beginning to waken the sleepy town.

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