awaken

1. V-T To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling. 喚醒(某種感覺)[文學(xué)性]

The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures. 此次巡遊旨在喚起我們對外國文化的興趣和理解。

2. V-T/V-I When you awaken, or when something or someone awakens you, you wake up. 叫醒[文學(xué)性]

Unfortunately, Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments. 可惜的是，嬭嬭好像縂是在不郃適的時間叫醒我。

He was snoring when José awakened him. 侯賽叫醒他的時候他還在打呼嚕。