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

• Sleeping longer than you need to will weaken your sleep system, as you reduce your prior wakefulness, exposure to sunlight, activity levels, and your body temperature at a low for too long.
  睡得比你所需应该睡的时间长了会减弱你的睡眠系统，当你降低了你先前的觉醒度，暴露于阳光中，你的活动水平和你的身体体温都处于低水平太久。
• It regulates arousal, wakefulness, and appetite.
  它能调节你的觉醒状态和胃口。
• Most conclude that the purpose of sleep is rest and recovery from the wear and tear of wakefulness.
  人们大都认为睡眠是为了从非睡眠状态下的疲倦和劳累中得到休息和恢复。
• 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。
• 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。
• Wakefulness is often the result of bad sleep habits.
  睡不着往往是来源于不良的睡眠的习惯。
• The feeling one has for his lover during wakefulness may be blotted out or intensified by sleep.
  一个人在清醒时对其爱人的感情也许为睡眠所抹掉或者在酣睡之中变得更加浓烈了。
• 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。
• Process C: Maintains our wakefulness during the day.
  以及C进程：在白天让我们保持清醒。
• You have to force your sleep addled brain into wakefulness, move your stiff legs and retrieve the key before the alarm goes off.
  你必须强迫你的睡眠混乱的大脑进入觉醒，移动你的僵硬的腿和检索密钥之前报警熄灭。