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

• Consciousness is awakening, consciousness is in a dream-like state, when you are identified with the unconscious patterns.
  意识其实是觉醒，但是当你将它与无意识的模式混为一谈，意识就会是在一种做梦般的状态。
• The older generation had a rude awakening.
  老一辈人猛然醒悟了。
• This is only the awakening of a soul.
  这只是一种灵魂的觉醒。
• Mass movements are often a factor in the awakening and renovation of stagnant societies.
  群众性运动经常是能唤醒和振兴停滞不前的社会的一个因素。
• Both the earth and indeed mankind are experiencing a long awaited awakening.
  确实，地球和人类都正在经历一个期待已久的觉醒。
• Modern women's gentle awakening and female reconstruction is a profound sex salvation for their own historical destinies.
  现代女性的性别觉醒及其性别重塑，是对女性自我历史命运的一次深刻的性别自救。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。