wake

noun

1. a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

e.g. there's no weeping at an Irish wake

Synonym: viewing

2. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

e.g. the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe

Synonym: backwash

3. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

e.g. the aftermath of war
in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured

Synonym: aftermathbackwash

verb

1. stop sleeping

e.g. She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock

Synonym: wake upawakearouseawakencome alivewaken

2. cause to become awake or conscious

e.g. He was roused by the drunken men in the street
Please wake me at 6 AM.

Synonym: awakenwakenrousewake uparouse

3. be awake, be alert, be there

4. make aware of

e.g. His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation

5. arouse or excite feelings and passions

e.g. The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
Wake old feelings of hatred

Synonym: inflamestir upigniteheatfire up

1. 醒;醒来;唤醒;弄醒
When you wake or when someone or something wakes you, you become conscious again after being asleep.

e.g. It was cold and dark when I woke at 6.30...
我6点半醒来时，天又冷又黑。
e.g. Bob woke slowly to sunshine pouring in his window...
直到阳光从窗外泻入，鲍勃才慢慢醒来。

2. (航行中的船等留下的)伴流，尾流，航迹
The wake of a boat or other object moving in water is the track of waves that it makes behind it as it moves through the water.

e.g. The ride was smooth until they got into the merchant ship's wake...
航行一直很顺利，直到他们碰上了商船的尾流。
e.g. Dolphins sometimes play in the wake of the boats.
有时海豚在船的尾流中嬉戏。

3. (葬礼前后的)守夜，守灵
A wake is a gathering or social event that is held before or after someone's funeral.

e.g. A funeral wake was in progress.
正在进行葬礼守灵。

4. 随着…而来;作为…的结果
If one thing follows in the wake of another, it happens after the other thing is over, often as a result of it.

e.g. The governor has enjoyed a huge surge in the polls in the wake of last week's convention...
上周的大会过后，民意调查显示州长支持率大幅上升。
e.g. The company is in bankruptcy proceedings in the wake of a strike that began last spring.
去年春天开始的罢工一结束，这家公司就进入了破产程序。

5. 醒着的时间;非睡眠时间
Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.

e.g. It was work which consumed most of his waking hours...
他醒着的时候大部分时间都在工作。
e.g. Most of their waking hours are spent eating.
他们醒着时大部分时间都在吃东西。

6. （留）在…身后
If you leave something or someone in your wake, you leave them behind you as you go.

e.g. Adam stumbles on, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake...
亚当蹒跚而行，沿路留下毁坏的痕迹。
e.g. The tanks left burning vehicles in their wake as they ploughed through makeshift barricades.
坦克冲过临时搭建的路障，所过之处留下了燃烧的车辆。

7. 紧随…;效仿…
If you are following in someone's wake, you are following them or their example.

e.g. In his wake came a waiter wheeling a trolley.
一位推着手推车的侍者紧随着他过来。
e.g. ...the endless stream of female artists who released albums in her wake.
无数效仿她发行专辑的女艺术家

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1. 尾流：空气动力学设计:飞机起降时所启动之前后缘襟翼(Slat, Flap)可增加升力,长途巡航飞机之翼端小翅(Winglet)可减阻省油,以及目前正积极研发之尾流(Wake)去除装置以增进飞安等,均为空气动力学在外型设计上之直接应用,

2. wake的反义词

2. 威克岛：到1942年6月,日本已经占领了菲律宾、新加坡、香港、荷属东印度群岛(DutchEastIndies)、马来亚(Malaya)、婆罗洲(Borneo)、俾斯麦群岛(Bismarcks)、暹罗(Siam;泰国)、苏门答腊岛(Sumatra)、吉尔伯特群岛(Gilberts)、苏拉威西(Celebes)、帝汶岛、威克岛(Wake)、关岛(Guam)

3. 觉醒：Sawyer念了他新出版的长篇<>(Wake)里开头一段. 大概也就念了十几分钟,然后就跟大家闲聊. 聊的内容不少,有不同出版社的优劣,有关于科幻作家标签的不利之处等,不过聊得最多的是根据他的同名科幻长篇改变的正在美国ABC电视台热播的电视连续剧<>(Flashforward).