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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They were tested hourly for either wakefulness or motor skills.
  每隔一小时，科学家们都会测试他们是否清醒、操作技能如何。
• 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。
• 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 ( 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。
• 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。
• Effects of intracerebroventricular injection of thyrotropin-releasing hormone on wakefulness and sleep in rats
  侧脑室注射促甲状腺激素释放激素对大鼠睡眠-觉醒的影响