awake

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Sáng mắt, tỉnh táo

BrE /əˈweɪk/ AmE /əˈweɪk/

adjective / verb en → vi

1 STATE [adjective] A2

Sáng mắt, tỉnh táo

not sleeping; conscious and aware of your surroundings

  • be awake

Collocations awake at night · awake in the morning

  • She was still awake at midnight.

    Cô ấy vẫn còn thức lúc nửa đêm.

2 ACTION [intransitive] B1

Đánh thức, tỉnh dậy

to wake up; to become conscious and aware of your surroundings

  • awake from something

Collocations awake from a dream · awake suddenly

  • He awoke from his nap.

    Anh ấy tỉnh dậy sau giấc ngủ trưa.

3 CAUSE [transitive] B1

Đánh thức ai đó

to cause someone to become conscious and aware of their surroundings; to wake up someone

  • awake sb from something

Collocations awake a person from sleep · awake someone suddenly

  • The noise awakened him.

    Tiếng ồn đã đánh thức anh ấy.

4 METAPHOR [transitive] B2

Đánh thức nhận thức, làm cho ai đó nhận ra điều gì đó

to make someone aware of something; to cause someone to understand or realize something

  • awake sb to sth

Collocations awake someone to a problem · awake people to an issue

  • The report awakened the public to the dangers of pollution.

    Báo cáo đã làm cho công chúng nhận ra nguy cơ của ô nhiễm.