| 释义 |
wake /weɪk/► SEE ALLin the wake of sb/sthwake the deadwake up and smell the coffee
●in the wake of sb/sthcoming after and resulting from sb/sth; behind sb/sth 在…之后；作为…的结果；紧随…后◆Disease began spreading in the wake of the floods.
洪水过后，瘟疫开始蔓延。◆The tourists left all sorts of rubbish in their wake.
游客走后，垃圾遍地。 OPP in advance (of sth) NOTE As a ship moves through the water, it leaves a wake (= disturbed water) behind it. 船只驶过水面，留下的航迹称为wake（尾波）。 ●wake the ˈdead (of a noise 噪音) be very loud 能把死人吵醒◆He must have heard it — that doorbell’s loud enough to wake the dead.
他肯定听见了，门铃声大得能把死人吵醒。●wake up and smell the ˈcoffee (NAmE, informal) used to tell sb that they are wrong about a particular situation or have not been aware of sth and it is time that they realized and accepted the truth （用以提醒某人）觉悟过来，面对现实◆It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee: you’re not going to pass this course unless you start working harder.
是清醒过来面对现实的时候了，你要是不加把劲，这门课就别想及格。 |