wake

目覚める、起きる

眠りから覚めること。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you stop sleeping.

• I wake early every day.
• She woke up during the night.
• Did you wake before the alarm?

使い方： wake up (I wake up at seven.)

類義語： awaken

反対語： sleep

よく使う表現： wake up, wake early, wake at dawn

起こす

眠っている人を目覚めさせること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone stop sleeping.

• Please do not wake the baby.
• A loud noise woke me up.
• Could you wake her before you leave?

使い方： wake someone up (Please wake me up at six.)

類義語： awaken, rouse

よく使う表現： wake someone up, wake the baby, wake someone

航跡、通った跡

動く人や物の後ろに残る、動きの影響を受けた跡や場所。

やさしい英語で： The area behind a moving person or thing, often affected by its movement.

• The boat left a wide wake.
• Dust rose in the truck’s wake.
• The other runners struggled in her wake.

使い方： in the wake of someone/something (Small boats followed in the wake of the ferry.)

類義語： trail

よく使う表現： in someone’s wake, in its wake, leave a wake

元の資料には、この名詞の意味の説明がない。

やさしい英語で： The source provides no definition for this noun meaning.