conscious
adjective
uk/ˈkɒn.ʃəs/us/ˈkɑːn.ʃəs/consciousadjective(NOTICING)
be conscious ofsomething/someone
B2
tonoticethat aparticularthing orpersonexistsor ispresent:
意识到;察觉到;感觉到Mytoothdoesn'texactlyhurt, but I'm conscious of it(= I canfeelit)all thetime.牙齿并不疼,可是我总觉得不舒服。
consciousadjective(AWAKE)
C1
awake,thinking, andknowingwhat ishappeningaround you:
有意识的;神志清醒的;有知觉的He's still conscious but he's verybadlyinjured.他神志还清醒,但伤得很重。
She's out of theoperatingtheatre, but she's notfullyconsciousyet.她已经出了手术室,可是还没有完全清醒。
figurativehumorous"Can Ispeakto Isobel,please?" "She's still inbed. I'll go andseeif she's conscious(=awake)yet."“我可以跟伊索贝尔通话吗?”“她还没起床,我去看看她醒了没有。”
Opposite
unconscious
Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious
- anti-sleep
- astir
- be in the land of the livingidiom
- come round
- consciousness
- get up
- insomnia
- insomniac
- keepsomeoneup
- knock
- knock up
- land
- sit(someone)up
- toss
- wait up
- wakeful
- waken
- wakey-wakey
- waking
- woke
consciousadjective(INTENTIONAL)
C2
determinedandintentional:
故意的,存心的;刻意的He'sobviouslymaking a consciouseffortto beniceto me at themoment.他此刻显然是在有意讨好我。
It wasn't a consciousdecisiontoloseweight. It justhappened.我没有刻意减肥,就瘦下来了。
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim atsomething
- bargain
- I might have knownidiom
- I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to itidiom
- insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
- in the pipelineidiom
- in the worksidiom
- planner
- provision
- purposefully
- purposely
- put the cart before the horseidiom
- puttheirheads togetheridiom
- rearrange
- settle
- sleeve