Definition of wake-up call in English:

wake-up call

nounˈweɪkʌp ˌkɔːlˈweɪkəp ˌkɔl

1A telephone call made at a prearranged time in order to wake someone up.
she nearly slept through her wake-up call
Example sentencesExamples
- I hope this is not a harbinger of 4 a.m. wake-up calls to come, but I'm probably kidding myself.
- Eventually Arthur says he got a couple of hours sleep, on the promise of a wake-up call from Brown.
- Monday, 7.30 am: Myself and room partner Gary Bollan are stirred into life by the loudest wake-up call known to man.
- She requests a wake-up call but wakes before the designated time.
- Before drifting off to sleep, Horatio mentally placed a wake-up call and his mind neared consciousness.
- Joseph woke to the sound of a horn bellowing a wake-up call in the distance.
- He wanted to roll over and go back to sleep but his mother's singing was meant as a wake-up call.
- Well, we all know that Kelly Ripa has an early wake-up call every single morning, but she was out pretty late last night for a good cause.
- Belinda was surprised to find that she had managed to drop off when a mid-morning wake-up call woke her.
1. 1.1 A thing that alerts people to an unsatisfactory situation and prompts them to remedy it.
  〈喻〉令人惊醒的人（或物）
  today's statistics will be a wake-up call for the administration
  今天的统计数字将引起政府的警觉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I think ultimately this has served as a real wake-up call to the investment community and to the average investor.
  I think the biggest problem which we face is the next pandemic of influenza, and I think in a sense the SARS has given us a wake-up call for that.
  The Prison Reform Trust said today that overcrowding is a problem in three quarters of jails and the figures should act as a wake-up call to the government.
  County received an early wake-up call when a Rangers forward got through to a one-on-one with County keeper Adam Hornby, who made a fine save.
  The case may turn out to be one of those terrible incidents that provide a wake-up call and a catalyst for positive change.
  If the new National Defense Strategy isn't a sufficient wake-up call, what's it going to take?
  It has provided everyone - supporters, players, clubs and league officials - with a massive wake-up call.
  These results are a wake-up call for a Government more interested in changing how it looks, rather than changing how it works, he said.
  And I think that Republicans did have a wake-up call, and I think they're starting to react to it.
  But a report due to be published this week may serve as a wake-up call to those who believe Edinburgh to be a fully paid-up member of the world's top locations.
  It's a wake-up call: he sees the errors of his ways, and now that he has a little time on his hands he decides to reform himself into the best dad a child could have.
  Judge Ball said that the jail sentence was intended ‘to fire a warning shot, a wake-up call, to other people’.
  He described his action as ‘a wake-up call before ministers' complacency becomes truly dangerous’.
  In fact, that's what guilt is for: a wake-up call to remedy a situation.
  It was a final wake-up call to change my lifestyle.
  This was the wake-up call that Newry needed and in the 24th minute they almost got the equaliser when Curran's cross was met by Maguire.
  But in 1992, Airbus executives received an unwelcome wake-up call.
  The election of the BNP councillors and the BBC documentary is hopefully a wake-up call to the fact we need some open and honest debate in this city.
  This wake-up call, though, doesn't just apply to the Democrats and the mainstream media.
  Many people experience a shocking wake-up call when they find themselves in hospital and realise how much their misuse of substances has damaged their health.

Definition of wake-up call in US English:

wake-up call

nounˈwākəp ˌkôlˈweɪkəp ˌkɔl

1A telephone call made according to a prior arrangement to wake the person called.
Example sentencesExamples
- Eventually Arthur says he got a couple of hours sleep, on the promise of a wake-up call from Brown.
- He wanted to roll over and go back to sleep but his mother's singing was meant as a wake-up call.
- Joseph woke to the sound of a horn bellowing a wake-up call in the distance.
- Well, we all know that Kelly Ripa has an early wake-up call every single morning, but she was out pretty late last night for a good cause.
- Before drifting off to sleep, Horatio mentally placed a wake-up call and his mind neared consciousness.
- Monday, 7.30 am: Myself and room partner Gary Bollan are stirred into life by the loudest wake-up call known to man.
- I hope this is not a harbinger of 4 a.m. wake-up calls to come, but I'm probably kidding myself.
- Belinda was surprised to find that she had managed to drop off when a mid-morning wake-up call woke her.
- She requests a wake-up call but wakes before the designated time.
1. 1.1 A person or thing that causes people to become fully alert to an unsatisfactory situation and to take action to remedy it.
  〈喻〉令人惊醒的人（或物）
  today's statistics will be a wake-up call for the administration
  今天的统计数字将引起政府的警觉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In fact, that's what guilt is for: a wake-up call to remedy a situation.
  The case may turn out to be one of those terrible incidents that provide a wake-up call and a catalyst for positive change.
  Many people experience a shocking wake-up call when they find themselves in hospital and realise how much their misuse of substances has damaged their health.
  County received an early wake-up call when a Rangers forward got through to a one-on-one with County keeper Adam Hornby, who made a fine save.
  But a report due to be published this week may serve as a wake-up call to those who believe Edinburgh to be a fully paid-up member of the world's top locations.
  If the new National Defense Strategy isn't a sufficient wake-up call, what's it going to take?
  Judge Ball said that the jail sentence was intended ‘to fire a warning shot, a wake-up call, to other people’.
  It has provided everyone - supporters, players, clubs and league officials - with a massive wake-up call.
  But in 1992, Airbus executives received an unwelcome wake-up call.
  I think the biggest problem which we face is the next pandemic of influenza, and I think in a sense the SARS has given us a wake-up call for that.
  This was the wake-up call that Newry needed and in the 24th minute they almost got the equaliser when Curran's cross was met by Maguire.
  The Prison Reform Trust said today that overcrowding is a problem in three quarters of jails and the figures should act as a wake-up call to the government.
  The election of the BNP councillors and the BBC documentary is hopefully a wake-up call to the fact we need some open and honest debate in this city.
  These results are a wake-up call for a Government more interested in changing how it looks, rather than changing how it works, he said.
  This wake-up call, though, doesn't just apply to the Democrats and the mainstream media.
  It's a wake-up call: he sees the errors of his ways, and now that he has a little time on his hands he decides to reform himself into the best dad a child could have.
  He described his action as ‘a wake-up call before ministers' complacency becomes truly dangerous’.
  I think ultimately this has served as a real wake-up call to the investment community and to the average investor.
  It was a final wake-up call to change my lifestyle.
  And I think that Republicans did have a wake-up call, and I think they're starting to react to it.

词汇	wake-up call
释义	Definition of wake-up call in English: wake-up call nounˈweɪkʌp ˌkɔːlˈweɪkəp ˌkɔl 1A telephone call made at a prearranged time in order to wake someone up. she nearly slept through her wake-up call Example sentencesExamples I hope this is not a harbinger of 4 a.m. wake-up calls to come, but I'm probably kidding myself. Eventually Arthur says he got a couple of hours sleep, on the promise of a wake-up call from Brown. Monday, 7.30 am: Myself and room partner Gary Bollan are stirred into life by the loudest wake-up call known to man. She requests a wake-up call but wakes before the designated time. Before drifting off to sleep, Horatio mentally placed a wake-up call and his mind neared consciousness. Joseph woke to the sound of a horn bellowing a wake-up call in the distance. He wanted to roll over and go back to sleep but his mother's singing was meant as a wake-up call. Well, we all know that Kelly Ripa has an early wake-up call every single morning, but she was out pretty late last night for a good cause. Belinda was surprised to find that she had managed to drop off when a mid-morning wake-up call woke her. 1.1 A thing that alerts people to an unsatisfactory situation and prompts them to remedy it. 〈喻〉令人惊醒的人（或物） today's statistics will be a wake-up call for the administration 今天的统计数字将引起政府的警觉。 Example sentencesExamples I think ultimately this has served as a real wake-up call to the investment community and to the average investor. I think the biggest problem which we face is the next pandemic of influenza, and I think in a sense the SARS has given us a wake-up call for that. The Prison Reform Trust said today that overcrowding is a problem in three quarters of jails and the figures should act as a wake-up call to the government. County received an early wake-up call when a Rangers forward got through to a one-on-one with County keeper Adam Hornby, who made a fine save. The case may turn out to be one of those terrible incidents that provide a wake-up call and a catalyst for positive change. If the new National Defense Strategy isn't a sufficient wake-up call, what's it going to take? It has provided everyone - supporters, players, clubs and league officials - with a massive wake-up call. These results are a wake-up call for a Government more interested in changing how it looks, rather than changing how it works, he said. And I think that Republicans did have a wake-up call, and I think they're starting to react to it. But a report due to be published this week may serve as a wake-up call to those who believe Edinburgh to be a fully paid-up member of the world's top locations. It's a wake-up call: he sees the errors of his ways, and now that he has a little time on his hands he decides to reform himself into the best dad a child could have. Judge Ball said that the jail sentence was intended ‘to fire a warning shot, a wake-up call, to other people’. He described his action as ‘a wake-up call before ministers' complacency becomes truly dangerous’. In fact, that's what guilt is for: a wake-up call to remedy a situation. It was a final wake-up call to change my lifestyle. This was the wake-up call that Newry needed and in the 24th minute they almost got the equaliser when Curran's cross was met by Maguire. But in 1992, Airbus executives received an unwelcome wake-up call. The election of the BNP councillors and the BBC documentary is hopefully a wake-up call to the fact we need some open and honest debate in this city. This wake-up call, though, doesn't just apply to the Democrats and the mainstream media. Many people experience a shocking wake-up call when they find themselves in hospital and realise how much their misuse of substances has damaged their health. Definition of wake-up call in US English: wake-up call nounˈwākəp ˌkôlˈweɪkəp ˌkɔl 1A telephone call made according to a prior arrangement to wake the person called. Example sentencesExamples Eventually Arthur says he got a couple of hours sleep, on the promise of a wake-up call from Brown. He wanted to roll over and go back to sleep but his mother's singing was meant as a wake-up call. Joseph woke to the sound of a horn bellowing a wake-up call in the distance. Well, we all know that Kelly Ripa has an early wake-up call every single morning, but she was out pretty late last night for a good cause. Before drifting off to sleep, Horatio mentally placed a wake-up call and his mind neared consciousness. Monday, 7.30 am: Myself and room partner Gary Bollan are stirred into life by the loudest wake-up call known to man. I hope this is not a harbinger of 4 a.m. wake-up calls to come, but I'm probably kidding myself. Belinda was surprised to find that she had managed to drop off when a mid-morning wake-up call woke her. She requests a wake-up call but wakes before the designated time. 1.1 A person or thing that causes people to become fully alert to an unsatisfactory situation and to take action to remedy it. 〈喻〉令人惊醒的人（或物） today's statistics will be a wake-up call for the administration 今天的统计数字将引起政府的警觉。 Example sentencesExamples In fact, that's what guilt is for: a wake-up call to remedy a situation. The case may turn out to be one of those terrible incidents that provide a wake-up call and a catalyst for positive change. Many people experience a shocking wake-up call when they find themselves in hospital and realise how much their misuse of substances has damaged their health. County received an early wake-up call when a Rangers forward got through to a one-on-one with County keeper Adam Hornby, who made a fine save. But a report due to be published this week may serve as a wake-up call to those who believe Edinburgh to be a fully paid-up member of the world's top locations. If the new National Defense Strategy isn't a sufficient wake-up call, what's it going to take? Judge Ball said that the jail sentence was intended ‘to fire a warning shot, a wake-up call, to other people’. It has provided everyone - supporters, players, clubs and league officials - with a massive wake-up call. But in 1992, Airbus executives received an unwelcome wake-up call. I think the biggest problem which we face is the next pandemic of influenza, and I think in a sense the SARS has given us a wake-up call for that. This was the wake-up call that Newry needed and in the 24th minute they almost got the equaliser when Curran's cross was met by Maguire. The Prison Reform Trust said today that overcrowding is a problem in three quarters of jails and the figures should act as a wake-up call to the government. The election of the BNP councillors and the BBC documentary is hopefully a wake-up call to the fact we need some open and honest debate in this city. These results are a wake-up call for a Government more interested in changing how it looks, rather than changing how it works, he said. This wake-up call, though, doesn't just apply to the Democrats and the mainstream media. It's a wake-up call: he sees the errors of his ways, and now that he has a little time on his hands he decides to reform himself into the best dad a child could have. He described his action as ‘a wake-up call before ministers' complacency becomes truly dangerous’. I think ultimately this has served as a real wake-up call to the investment community and to the average investor. It was a final wake-up call to change my lifestyle. And I think that Republicans did have a wake-up call, and I think they're starting to react to it.
随便看	let someone/anyone know let someone be let someone down let someone down let someone down gently let someone down gently let someone go let someone have let someone have it let someone have it let someone have the use of let someone in let someone in let someone in on let someone in on/into let someone in on/into let someone in on something let someone into let someone know let someone know let someone loose let someone off let someone off let someone off (the hook) let someone off the hook