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awakening n.觉醒；醒悟adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的动词awaken的现在分词形式. (1) 这加速了他在思想方面的觉醒。(2) 那孩子渐渐领悟到音乐的乐趣。(3) 我发现自己已到了破产边缘时才猛然意识到事情不妙。(4) 中国像一个从沉睡中觉醒的巨人。(5) 目前，这个国家的人民正在日益觉醒。 When you've been asleep, whether at night or during a nap, you wake up and regain consciousness. This is known as an awakening. However, this word is often used for more dramatic things than getting out of bed. Having a religious epiphany is an awakening. Deciding to get married could be considered an awakening. Any time you realize or accept something important and life-changing, it can be called an awakening, because it's almost like you were asleep before.

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英 [ə'weɪkənɪŋ] 美 [ə'weɪkənɪŋ] (1) This speeded his intellectual awakening.(2) The child has a gradual awakening to the joy of music.(3) I had a rude awakening when I found myself on the verge of bankruptcy.(4) China is like a giant awakening from a heavy sleep.(5) At present the people in this country are increasingly awakening. An awakening is the act of waking up from sleep. It can also refer to other forms of new or sudden consciousness. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]觉悟；觉醒；醒悟 The awakening of a feeling or realization is the start of it.   [usu sing]...the awakening of national consciousness in people.民众中国民意识的觉醒...a young woman's sexual awakening.少女的性萌动2[PHRASE 短语]（对不愉快之事的）猛然觉醒 If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact. It was a rude awakening to learn after I left home that I wasn't so special anymore.离家后我才猛然意识到自己不再有什么特别。

英语单词	awakening
英美音标	英 [ə'weɪkənɪŋ] 美 [ə'weɪkənɪŋ]
中文释义	n.觉醒；醒悟 adj.觉醒中的；唤醒的动词awaken的现在分词形式.
英语例句	(1) This speeded his intellectual awakening. (2) The child has a gradual awakening to the joy of music. (3) I had a rude awakening when I found myself on the verge of bankruptcy. (4) China is like a giant awakening from a heavy sleep. (5) At present the people in this country are increasingly awakening.
中文例句	(1) 这加速了他在思想方面的觉醒。 (2) 那孩子渐渐领悟到音乐的乐趣。 (3) 我发现自己已到了破产边缘时才猛然意识到事情不妙。 (4) 中国像一个从沉睡中觉醒的巨人。 (5) 目前，这个国家的人民正在日益觉醒。
vocabulary简明	An awakening is the act of waking up from sleep. It can also refer to other forms of new or sudden consciousness.
vocabulary扩展	When you've been asleep, whether at night or during a nap, you wake up and regain consciousness. This is known as an awakening. However, this word is often used for more dramatic things than getting out of bed. Having a religious epiphany is an awakening. Deciding to get married could be considered an awakening. Any time you realize or accept something important and life-changing, it can be called an awakening, because it's almost like you were asleep before.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]觉悟；觉醒；醒悟 The awakening of a feeling or realization is the start of it. [usu sing] ...the awakening of national consciousness in people. 民众中国民意识的觉醒 ...a young woman's sexual awakening. 少女的性萌动 2 [PHRASE 短语]（对不愉快之事的）猛然觉醒 If you have a rude awakening, you are suddenly made aware of an unpleasant fact. It was a rude awakening to learn after I left home that I wasn't so special anymore. 离家后我才猛然意识到自己不再有什么特别。

Awakening I Rude Sleep Consciousness 英 ə'Weɪkənɪŋ] 美 ə'Weɪkənɪŋ