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词汇 wakening
释义 wakening
present participle ofwaken
waken
verb[ I or T ]
 formaluk /ˈweɪ.kən/ us /ˈweɪ.kən/
to (cause to) wake from sleep: 醒来;叫醒
I shook him but he didn't waken.我推了推他,但他没有醒。
Waken me at 7.00, would you?7点叫醒我,好吗?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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wake up!idiom
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wakefulness
wakey-wakey
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Examples of wakening


wakening

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


We are wakening up to our folly at last, and we only ask for a small proportion of what we ought to have.
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We consider that the fullest practicable disclosure of information concerning the activities of companies will lessen such opportunities and accord with a wakening social consciousness.
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I was glad that the report devoted a section to wakening times.
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Surpluses in the trade in services have also been wakening over recent years.
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Upon wakening, the ritualist seer could, for example, write down everything he or she has experienced, witnessed, or been told.
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Upon wakening, she craves more.
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From there, there seemed to come a delicate breeze, filling the air with biting cold, and among the murmuring woods on neighboring hills wakening the birds into joyous song.
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