consciousness
noun[U]
uk/ˈkɒn.ʃəs.nəs/us/ˈkɑːn.ʃəs.nəs/consciousnessnoun[U](UNDERSTANDING)
C1
thestateofunderstandingandrealizingsomething:
意识;感觉;觉悟[+ that]Her consciousnessthatshe's different makes herfeeluneasy.意识到自已与众不同,她感到很不自在。
Working in anunemploymentofficehadhelpedtoraisehispoliticalconsciousness.在失业救济办公室工作帮助他提高了政治意识。
- Thechildrenhave no consciousness of being different.
- He iscompletelyunawareofgenderissues- we will have toraisehis consciousness.
- Her consciousness of thefeelingsofotherswas the thing that made her afantasticdoctor.
- Heshowsno consciousness thatothersmightfindhimboring.
- Does she have any consciousness of howrudeotherpeoplefindher?
Knowledge and awareness
- acquaintance
- alertness
- as every schoolboy/schoolchild knowsidiom
- astuteness
- at/in the back ofyourmindidiom
- firsthand
- general knowledge
- gnostic
- grounding
- have a nodding acquaintance withsomeone/somethingidiom
- lived experience
- metacognition
- nescience
- nescient
- offsomeone'sradaridiom
- seize
- sensibility
- street smarts
- theory of mind
- witting
consciousnessnoun[U](AWAKE)
B2
thestateof beingawake,thinking, andknowingwhat ishappeningaround you:
有意识的;神志清醒的;有知觉的Helostconsciousness after hisaccidentand neverrecovered/regainedit.事故发生后他便失去了知觉,再也没有苏醒过来。
Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious
- anti-sleep
- astir
- be in the land of the livingidiom
- come round
- get up
- insomnia
- insomniac
- keepsomeoneup
- knock
- knock up
- land
- sit(someone)up
- stir
- toss
- wait up
- wakeful
- waken
- wakey-wakey
- waking
- woke