awaken

vt. 唤醒；唤起；使…意识到

vi. 觉醒；醒来；意识到

英文词源

awaken (v.): Old English awæcnan (intransitive), "to spring into being, arise, originate," also, less often, "to wake up;" earlier onwæcnan, from a- (1) "on" + wæcnan (see waken). Transitive meaning "to rouse from sleep" is recorded from 1510s; figurative sense of "to stir up, rouse to activity" is from c. 1600.

Originally strong declension (past tense awoc, past participle awacen), already in Old English it was confused with awake (v.) and a weak past tense awæcnede (modern awakened) emerged and has since become the accepted form, with awoke and awoken transferred to awake. Subtle shades of distinction determine the use of awake or awaken in modern English. Related: Awakening.

1. Unfortunately, Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments.: 不幸的是，奶奶好像总是醒来的不是时候。

2. The British never awaken to peril until it is almost too late.: 英国人从来不懂得防患于未然。

5. The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures.: 此次巡游旨在唤起我们对外国文化的兴趣和理解。