英 [ˈweɪkfl] 美 [ˈweɪkfl]
adj. 醒着的;失眠的;警觉的
wakeful /ˈweɪkfʊl/
形容词 Someone who is wakeful finds it difficult to get to sleep and wakes up very often when they should be sleeping. 失眠的
不可数名词
It is never a good idea to take sleeping pills regularly for this kind of wakefulness.
对付这种失眠,经常吃安眠药绝不是什么好办法。
... precautionary 预先警戒的 wakeful (人)醒着的 canny 精明的 ...
... 不能兑现的 irredeemable 不能入睡的 wakeful 不能再找到的 irretraceable ...
He lay wakeful all night.
他躺在床上彻夜未眠。
She had spent many wakeful nights worrying about him.
她度过了许多不眠之夜,为他担心。
He himself was feeling quite wakeful and even lively, though he didn't know why.
他自己觉得很清醒,甚至充满活力,虽然他不知道为什么。
This is because our brains have evolved to be wakeful during daylight hours.
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