awakening

People are gradually awakening to their rights.

人们逐渐意识到自己的权利。

"We had all been enjoying ourselves, but the rude awakening came when our firm started to lose money."

"我们一直过得很痛快,但当我们的公司开始赔本时,我们发觉事情不妙。"

If orthopnea causes awakening during the night and is relieved by sitting, it is called paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.

如果端坐呼吸引起夜间觉醒，经坐起缓解，是为阵发性夜间呼吸困难。

I hadn't studied hard at college and so I had a rude awakening after I began to work.

我在大学时念书不用功, 开始参加工作后后悔莫及。