/əˈweɪkən ||; əˈwekən/verb1 [I,T] (written 书面语) to wake up; to make sb/sth wake up 醒来；唤醒: We were awakened by a loud knock at the door. 敲门声很大，把我们吵醒了。 ☞ Wake up is much more common than awaken. wake up 较 awaken 常用得多。
2 [T] (formal 正式) to produce a particular feeling, attitude, etc in sb 唤起特定的感受、态度等: The film awakened memories of her childhood. 那部电影勾起她的童年回忆。
awaken sb to sth to make sb notice or realize sth for the first time 使注意或意识到；使发觉；使领悟:
The letter awakened me to the seriousness of the situation. 我看了信，才知道事态严重。