单词
wake
英 [we?k]
美[wek]
基本信息
- vi. 醒来；唤醒；警觉
- vt. 叫醒；激发
- n. 尾迹；守夜；守丧
- n. (Wake)人名；(英)韦克
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英英释意
- 1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event);
- "the aftermath of war"
- "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
- 2. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward;
- "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
- 3. a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial;
- "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"