/ˈweɪkɪŋ ||; ˈwekɪŋ/adj (only before a noun 只用于名词前) (written 书面语) used to describe time when you are awake 醒着的；不眠的: She spends all her waking hours caring for her mother. 她不睡觉的时候都在照看母亲。He thought of her every waking moment. 他时时刻刻都想着她。