/əˈweɪk ||; əˈwek/verb (past tense awoke /əˈwəʊk ||; əˈwok/ past participle awoken /əˈwəʊkən ||; əˈwokən/) [I,T] to wake up; to make sb/sth wake up 醒来；唤醒: I awoke to find that it was already 9 o'clock. 我醒来时，已经9点。A sudden loud noise awoke us. 突如其来的一声巨响把我们吵醒了。 ☞ Wake up is more common than awake. wake up 较 awake 常用。