“醒”在英语中有多种常见表达,具体取决于其语境和含义:
1、 wake up:最常用的表达,指从睡眠中醒来,强调动作本身。例如:
I usually wake up at 6 a.m.(我通常早上6点醒来。)
The alarm clock woke me up.(闹钟把我吵醒了。)
2、 awake:形容词,表示“醒着的;未睡着的”,也可作动词,意为“唤醒;使醒来”,但动词用法相对较少见。例如:
I was awake all night.(我整夜都没睡。)
(动词用法示例较少见,但可理解为使某人从睡眠中醒来,如:The noise awoke me. 噪音吵醒了我。)
3、 come to/come around/come back to consciousness:这些短语常用于描述某人从昏迷、麻醉或无意识状态中恢复意识,即“苏醒;恢复知觉”。例如:
After the accident, he came to/came around in the hospital.(事故发生后,他在医院苏醒了过来。)
The patient is beginning to come back to consciousness.(病人开始恢复知觉。)
4、 sober up:特指从醉酒状态中清醒过来,即“醒酒;清醒过来”。例如:
I need to sober up before driving.(我开车前需要醒酒。)