not used before a noun, [more conscious; most conscious]:aware of something (such as a fact or feeling):knowing that something exists or is happening察觉到;意识到;注意到— usually + of or that
She was very conscious of how late it was.她很清楚已经很晚了。
We are conscious of the risks involved in the procedure.我们意识到在这个过程中存在的风险。
He is conscious of being a role model for children.他意识到自己就是孩子们行为的榜样。
I was conscious of the fact that I had to do well on the test to pass the course.我意识到要通过这门课程就得做好这次测试。
He was conscious that they were watching him closely.他觉察到他们在密切监视他。
aware implies vigilance in observing or alertness in drawing inferences from what one experiences.
aware of changes in climate
cognizant implies having special or certain knowledge as from firsthand sources.
not fully cognizant of the facts
conscious implies that one is focusing one's attention on something or is even preoccupied by it.
conscious that my heart was pounding
sensible implies direct or intuitive perceiving especially of intangibles or of emotional states or qualities.
sensible of a teacher's influence
alive adds to sensible the implication of acute sensitivity to something.
alive to the thrill of danger
awake implies that one has become alive to something and is on the alert.
a country always awake to the threat of invasion
Example Sentences
AdjectiveThe chances of being admitted conscious to a hospital without being pressed to produce a living will, have become virtually nil … Joan Didion, New York Review of Books, 9 June 2005"Was she good-looking?" "Actually, my conscious mind no longer remembers anything about her physical appearance. She went the way of my seventh-grade French." Joseph Wambaugh, Finnegan's Week, 1994Incidentally, neither my mother nor I was conscious of any rudeness. Flannery O'Connor, The Habit of Being, 1979Bilbo bowed. He had no hat to take off, and was painfully conscious of his many missing buttons. J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, 1937 Is the patient conscious yet? He was fully conscious when we found him. the capacity for conscious thought NounFor myself, ever since 1922, when I saw my first picture, films have been barreling through my conscious to my unconscious, but insofar as they remain in my conscious, they get themselves arranged in hierarchies of value and, more important, affection. Stanley Kauffmann, Before My Eyes, (1974) 1980See More
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Adjective
The Bank of England's delayed meeting will be keenly eyed, as global central banks race to raise interest rates fast enough to bring inflation under control, while conscious of the risk of inflicting further economic pain. Will Horner, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Sue has been beside her at each step, and the two have bettered each other while staying conscious of their roles.BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Filter for carb conscious meals, gluten-free options, vegetarian offerings and calorie-smart picks.Good Housekeeping, 9 Sep. 2022 Officials said the city will go case-by-case, but will be more gender and race conscious during bidding and requests for proposals. Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Like anything else of great human merit, the key for turning empathy into compassion is to use your conscious faculties to push beyond your feelings. Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Also, remain conscious of any materials that could pose hazards to your baby while in use. Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022 This episode features Dorian Morris of Undefined Beauty a conscious skincare line.Essence, 2 Sep. 2022 The design kept viewers aware of theatrical artifice, conscious of how Petra acts — manipulating her sycophants and a new, young lover. Armond White, National Review, 2 Sep. 2022
Noun
My friends who are in-the-know and value-conscious have sung praises of the chain for years, and my frugal-shopping mom has been a regular since ALDI opened in my hometown in the 1990s.NBC News, 15 Nov. 2019 See More
1aware of sth意識到VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, seem意識到;似乎意識到▸➤become開始意識到▸➤remain仍然意識到ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常有意識▸➤acutely, deeply, highly, intensely, terribly敏銳地/深刻地/極清楚地/強烈地/完全意識到◇She became acutely conscious that someone was watching her.她敏銳地感覺到有人在注視着她。◇We are now deeply conscious of these issues.我們現在深深地意識到這些問題。➤completely, fully, perfectly完全意識到;充分意識到◇He was completely conscious of her warm body next to his.他完全感覺到了身旁她暖和的身體。➤increasingly越來越意識到▸➤barely, hardly幾乎沒有意識到◇I was hardly conscious of my surroundings.我幾乎沒意識到我周圍的情況。◇Barely conscious of the flashing lights around him, Kevin recklessly weaved in and out of traffic.凱文幾乎沒有意識到周圍一閃一閃的燈光,不顧一切地在車流中穿進穿出。➤vaguely模糊地感覺到◇He fell, and was vaguely conscious of Tara standing over him.他倒下了,模糊地感到塔拉站在旁邊。➤painfully痛苦地意識到◇He was painfully conscious of how hard it was going to be to explain.他很煩惱,意識到要作出解釋是多麼地艱難。➤environmentally, politically, socially環境/政治/社會意識◇The company is extremely environmentally conscious (= aware of environmental problems and how to deal with them).這家公司的環保意識很強。◇the development of socially conscious architecture受社會意識影響的建築風格的發展PREPOSITION➤of意識到⋯◇I am very conscious of the need for secrecy.我充分意識到保密的必要。conscious
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2able to see/hear/feel能看見;能聽見;能感覺到VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be神志清醒▸➤become清醒過來▸➤remain, stay (especially NAmE) 保持清醒◇She remained conscious throughout the operation.整個手術過程中她都保持神志清醒。◇She was heavily sedated but struggled to stay conscious.給她服用了大量鎮靜劑,但她還是掙扎着想要保持清醒。➤keep sb使某人保持清醒◇Try to keep the patient conscious.設法使病人保持清醒。ADVERB➤completely, fully完全清醒◇The patient is not yet fully conscious.病人還沒有完全清醒。➤barely, hardly幾乎不清醒◇One man was so drunk he was barely conscious.一個男人喝得爛醉,幾乎神志不清。➤minimally (NAmE) 最低程度地清醒◇treatment decisions for persons in a minimally conscious state對只有微弱意識狀態病人的治療決定➤half, partially (especially NAmE) 半清醒;不完全清醒◇I was only half conscious.當時我有點兒不清醒。◇Erin was only partially conscious.埃琳僅處於半清醒狀態。