1. vi.醒来；睡醒　 awake; stop sleeping
2. vt.唤醒；弄醒　 wake; cause to stop sleeping
3. vt. & vi.（使）觉醒；（使）振奋；激发　 (cause sb/sth to) become active, alert, attentive

　～ early　醒得早
　～ from sleep　从睡梦中醒来
　～ out of oneself-satisfied dreams　使某人从自我陶醉中醒悟过来

　I wakened early.　我醒得很早。
　He wakened at 7 o'clock.　他7点钟醒来。
　He wakened when the alarm clock sounded.　闹钟铃响时，他醒了。
　It is frightening to most children to waken and find a stranger.　对多数小孩来说，醒来发现一个陌生人是很可怕的。
　What time are you going to waken him?　你准备什么时间叫醒他?
　Please waken me at five.　请在5点钟叫醒我。
　Now the noise has wakened him.　现在，吵声闹醒了他。
　The book wakened the reader's interest.　这本书唤起读者的兴趣。
　Were you wakened by the earthquake last night?　昨天夜里你没有被地震惊醒吗?

 ♣ waken from　(v.+prep.)
　唤醒，弄醒　sober up sb from state
　I hate being wakened from a deep sleep by a loud bell.　我最厌烦从沉睡中被很响的铃声闹醒。
　Nature seems to be wakened from a dead sleep.　大自然似乎从沉睡中被唤醒了。
 ♣ waken to　(v.+prep.)
　警告某人注意〔提防〕　warn sb about sth; make sb watchful about sth such as a threat
　I wish I could waken them to the danger they are in.　但愿我能够使他们认识到自己处境的危险。

 ♣ waken, awake, awaken, wake
　参见awake条。
 ♣ waken up, wake up
　这组短语的共同意思是“弄醒”。waken up一般用于比较正式的文体中；而wake up一般用在普通文件和日常用语中。