1.(wake up)+ person唤醒；叫醒
He was snoring when Desmond awakened him.德斯蒙德叫醒他的时候他还在打呼噜呢。
2.(engender)+ interest, feeling唤起；激起
The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures.此次海上航游旨在唤起我们对外国文化的兴趣和理解。
3.to awaken sb to sth
(make aware of)使某人意识到某事
This picture awakened a generation to the Earth's mortality.这幅照片使一代人意识到地球定会灭亡。