Meaning
例えば、実際に朝に目が覚めた時には「I wake up at 7 AM every day.（毎日午前7時に起きます）」のように使います。
また、比喩的に使う場合には、「You need to wake up to the reality of the situation.（状況の現実に気づく必要があります）」のように、何かに気づかせたい時にも用いられます。
注意すべき点として、「wake up」は自動詞として使われることが多いですが、他動詞として「wake someone up（誰かを起こす）」のように使うこともできます。
Today's Sentences
01
Did you wake up on time today?
Situation
Did you wake up on time today?
Barely.
I hit the snooze button three times.
私は"スヌーズボタン"を3回押しました。
You really need to wake up earlier if you want to catch the bus.
You’re right.
I should wind down for bed earlier.
もっと早く寝る準備を始めるべきですね。
02
Wake up to the dangers of junk food.
Situation
When will people finally wake up to the dangers of junk food?
Probably when their body breaks down.
That’s a harsh way to wake up to reality.
Sometimes it’s the only way people truly change bad habits.
Writer's Note
"Wake up" is a transitive, intransitive, separable and inseparable phrasal verb. Let’s dive into the details.
- Transitive - Needs an object for the sentence to make sense.
Structure: Subject + "wake up" + object
Example 1: Can you wake up the kids for school?
Example 2: He woke me up with a loud knock on the door.
Example 3: Don’t wake her up, she went to bed really late. - Intransitive - Does not need a direct object to complete its meaning.
Structure: Subject + "wake up" (to + noun/idea)
Example 1: I usually wake up at 6 a.m. every day.
Example 2: She woke up when the alarm rang.
Example 3: It’s time to wake up to the effects of climate change. - Separable - The verb and particle may be separated.
Structure: "Wake" + object + "up"
Example 1: She woke the baby up.
Example 2: I tried to wake my brother up, but he kept snoring.
Example 3: The thunderstorm woke me up in the morning. - Inseparable - It does not take an object, therefore there’s nothing to separate.
Structure: "Wake up" + (prep. phrase / idiomatic noun)
Example 1: I wake up at 7 every day.
Example 2: She finally woke up to the truth.
Example 3: He finally woke up to the dangers of smoking.
構造: 主語 + "wake up" + 目的語
例1: Can you wake up the kids for school?
例2: He woke me up with a loud knock on the door.
例3: Don’t wake her up, she went to bed really late.
構造: 主語 + "wake up" (to + 名詞/アイデア)
例1: 私は通常、毎日午前6時に起きます。
例2: 彼女は目覚ましが鳴ったときに起きました。
例3: 気候変動の影響に気づく時が来ました。
構造: "Wake" + 目的語 + "up"
例 1: She woke the baby up.
例 2: I tried to wake my brother up, but he kept snoring.
例 3: The thunderstorm woke me up in the morning.
構造: "Wake up" + （前置詞句 / 慣用名詞）
例 1: 私は毎日7時にwake upします。
例 2: 彼女はついに真実にwoke upしました。
例 3: 彼はついに喫煙の危険性にwoke upしました。
Related Words: Arise, awaken, become aware, come to one’s senses, get up, open one’s eyes, realize, rouse, shake awake, snap out of it, stir.
