awakening

英 [əˈweɪkənɪŋ]

美 [əˈweɪkənɪŋ]

n.  醒悟; 觉醒; 认识; 感到; 被激起; 被唤起
v.  (使)醒来; 唤起; 被唤起
awaken的现在分词

复数：awakenings　现在分词：awakening　

BNC.14325 / COCA.12071

牛津词典

noun

• 醒悟；觉醒
  an occasion when you realize sth or become aware of sth
  1. If they had expected a warm welcome, they were in for a rude awakening (= they would soon realize that it would not be warm) .
     要是他们以为会受到热烈欢迎，他们很快就会醒悟并非如此。
• 认识；感到；被激起；被唤起
  the act of beginning to understand or feel sth; the act of sth starting or waking
  1. sexual awakening
     性欲的萌动
  2. the awakening of interest in the environment
     对环境产生的兴趣

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 觉悟；觉醒；醒悟
  Theawakeningof a feeling or realization is the start of it.
  1. ...the awakening of national consciousness in people.
     民众中国民意识的觉醒
  2. ...a young woman's sexual awakening.
     少女的性萌动
• PHRASE （对不愉快之事的）猛然觉醒
  If you have arude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact.
  1. It was a rude awakening to learn after I left home that I wasn't so special anymore.
     离家后我才猛然意识到自己不再有什么特别。

英英释义

noun

• the act of waking
  1. it was an early awakening
  2. it was the waking up he hated most
  Synonym:wakeningwaking up

双语例句

• People are at last awakening to their responsibilities.
  人们终于开始意识到了自己的责任。
• Immediately to our right the old German summer resort was awakening.
  紧靠我们右面，古老的德国避暑胜地正在苏醒。
• With this new awakening you can begin to understand that where you are now-is Not your fault.
  有了这一新的觉醒，您可以开始明白，你现在在哪里，不是你的错。
• The awakening of this creative intelligence will alone bring about man's humanity, his balance and deep fulfilment.
  只有这种创造性的智慧的觉醒才能带来人性、平衡和深刻的成就。
• This is only the awakening of a soul.
  这只是一种灵魂的觉醒。
• The kiss had obviously done harm by awakening feelings they were trying to subdue.
  很明显，他的吻是伤害了她们了，因为这一吻又唤醒了她们一直在努力抑制的感情。
• And is this what you mean by the awakening of intelligence?
  你所说的智慧的觉醒，是这个意思吗？
• Awakening is a process where you wake up from the dream to reality.
  觉醒是一个你从现实的梦中醒来的过程。
• I Came to Understand Love The child had a gradual awakening to the joys of music.
  我渐渐领悟了爱的真谛那孩子渐渐领悟到音乐的乐趣。
• It was a rude awakening to learn after I left home that I wasn't so special anymore.
  离家后我才猛然意识到自己不再有什么特别。