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

• 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。
• Sleep interrupts wakefulness, and sleep itself is interrupted by dreams and nightmares.
  睡眠中断清醒，而睡眠本身又被美梦和噩梦所搅扰。
• 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。
• Stimulant: any drug that excites any bodily function; usually one that stimulates the central nervous system, inducing alertness, elevated mood, wakefulness, increased speech and motor activity, and decreased appetite.
  兴奋剂：能兴奋机体功能的药物。通常指刺激中枢神经系统的兴奋剂，用于警醒，改善心情，提神消倦，增加言语和运动能力，以及控制食欲。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is state of mind in between wakefulness and dream.
  它是一种内在的认知状态，与潜意识和深层意识相关联。
• 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。
• This is the sort of mixed-up mental state I am familiar with from bouts of wakefulness at three in the morning.
  这是我所熟悉的一种头脑不清的精神状态，在凌晨三点失眠时多次出现。