wakefulness

英

美

n.  觉醒；不眠

医学

BNC.26657 / COCA.24049

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 难以入睡的;失眠的;睡眠轻的
  Someone who iswakefulfinds it difficult to get to sleep and wakes up very often when they should be sleeping.
  1. Wakeful babies will often continue to need little sleep as they grow older.
     通常睡眠轻的婴儿长大后仍然只需要较少的睡眠。

英英释义

noun

• a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
  1. consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar
• the process of paying close and continuous attention
  1. wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter
  2. vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue
  Synonym:watchfulnessvigilancealertness
• a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep
  1. accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come
  Synonym:sleeplessness

双语例句

• Researchers have theorized that sleep may restore some chemical that is drained during periods of wakefulness.
  一些研究人员提出的理论认为，睡眠可以恢复人在不睡觉时失去的某些化学物质。
• A light snack at bedtime can promote sleep, but too much food can cause digestive discomfort that leads to wakefulness.
  临睡前吃点儿零食可以帮助睡眠，但进食太多就会引起消化道不适而造成失眠。
• I was jolted into wakefulness by a bright light.
  我被耀眼的亮光猛地弄醒。
• A neurotransmitter associated with voluntary movement, sleep and wakefulness.
  一种神经递质与自主运动、睡眠有关。
• The insomniac is habitually afflicted with wakefulness at times when he wishes to sleep.
  失眠症患者，这种病人在他想睡觉时经常特别清醒。
• Through burned out eyes, tormented mind moribund in that fuzzy area between sleep and wakefulness, he watched the pulsating digits of the clock ticking over.
  透过烧毁的眼睛，折磨奄奄一息的心在这模糊区之间的睡眠和清醒，他观看了脉动数字时钟滴答。
• Protein in meals stimulates wakefulness while carbohydrates promote sleep.
  食物中的蛋白质使人兴奋，而碳水化合物使人易于入睡。
• The feeling one has for his lover during wakefulness may be ( blooded out) or intensified by sleep, in either case, the feeling changes.
  一个人清醒时对爱人的感觉会因睡眠减少或增加，但那感觉都改变了。
• He raised his head, and the cold, bitter reality jarred him into wakefulness.
  他抬起头来，这个冷酷、痛苦的现实，使他猛地清醒了。
• Insomnia, early-morning wakefulness or excessive sleeping;
  失眠，清晨觉醒，或者嗜睡；