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。
• I recall many incidents of the summer of 1887 that followed my soul's sudden awakening.
  我想起了许多1887年夏天发生的事，正是这些事激发了我灵魂的觉醒。
• His religious awakening came after the tragic death of his parents.
  在他父母惨死之后他的宗教信仰觉醒了。
• Their energies have been impressed upon the Earth, and gradually a spiritual awakening has taken place.
  他们的活力已经在大地上留下深刻印象，并且逐渐地一个精神上的唤醒已经发生。
• IN THEIR awakening this year, many Arabs have looked to Turkey for inspiration.
  今年，在他们的觉醒之年，许多阿拉伯国家向土耳其寻求灵感和力量。
• 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。
• The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness.
  这种醒觉，简直和猫的脚步一样地轻悄。
• This is a necessary awakening – vital for the survival and sustainable development of mankind.
  这是一个必要的警醒&攸关人类的生存和永续发展。
• This is only the awakening of a soul.
  这只是一种灵魂的觉醒。
• 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。