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来自English Grammar Today
Wake and wake up are verbs which mean ‘stop sleeping or end someone else’s sleep’. They are used in everyday language. CompareI woke (up) suddenly when the alarm clock went off. I woke (up) the children. (or I woke the children up.) They had to be in school early. I stopped sleeping. The children were asleep; then I stopped them sleeping. Wake up has a similar meaning to wake. It is sometimes used as a stronger form of wake. It can mean ‘stop sleeping’ and ‘make someone feel more awake’: The noise of the traffic wakes me (up) every morning. She likes to wake up with a cup of coffee. (It makes her feel more awake.) We use wake up! as a command: Wake up! It’s time to get going. Not: Wake! The verbs waken, awaken and awake have a similar meaning but are used in more literary contexts, often to refer to emotions or things as well as people: Cautiously, trying not to waken him, Caroline stepped quietly out of the room. Different images can awaken new emotions within us. I awoke next morning to a brilliant pearly light, but when I went to the window, no sea was visible. See also: Adjectives |
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