conscious
adjective uk/ˈkɒn.ʃəs/ us/ˈkɑːn.ʃəs/
(NOTICING)
be conscious of something/someoneB2 意识到;察觉到;感觉到
to notice that a particular thing or person exists or is present
My tooth doesn't exactly hurt, but I'm conscious of it (= I can feel it) all the time. 牙齿并不疼,可是我总觉得不舒服。
[ + -ing verb ] I think she's very conscious of being the only person in the office who didn't have a university education. 我想她对于自己是办公室里唯一没有受过大学教育的人这一点很敏感。
[ + that ] He gradually became conscious (of the fact) that everyone else was wearing a suit. 他渐渐意识到别的人都穿着西服。
See also: subconscious adjective
(AWAKE)
C1 有意识的;神志清醒的;有知觉的
awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you
He's still conscious but he's very badly injured. 他神志还清醒,但伤得很重。
She's out of the operating theatre, but she's not fully conscious yet. 她已经出了手术室,可是还没有完全清醒。
figurative humorous "Can I speak to Isobel, please?" "She's still in bed. I'll go and see if 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
(INTENTIONAL)
C2 故意的,存心的;刻意的
determined and intentional
He's obviously making a conscious effort to be nice to me at the moment. 他此刻显然是在有意讨好我。
It wasn't a conscious decision to lose weight. It just happened. 我没有刻意减肥,就瘦下来了。