词组 | wake up to |
释义 | Idiom wake up towake up to (something) to become aware of something important.I wish Dad would wake up to the fact that the car is about to fall apart. Phr V wake up to wakes, waking, woke, woken American pt & pp also waked wake up to sth to become aware of a situation or problemShe's going to have to wake up to the fact that she needs to do some work if she wants to pass her exams. wake up to sth to start to realize that something is important and pay attention to it, for example a new situation, a problem, or something that may be dangerous: Companies are finally waking up to the fact that it's actually cheaper to let people work from home. In the mid eighties people started waking up to the dangers of AIDS.■ SIMILAR TO: realize, acknowledge formal (redirected from wake up to) wake up to (something)To become alert to or aware of something, especially something that needs to be recognized as a problem. You need to wake up to what's happening instead of ignoring the situation. If this country doesn't wake up to the hatred that's among us, we're going to have a bleak future. |
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