1 able to see, hear, feel, etc things; awake 有知觉;有感觉;清醒:
The injured driver was still conscious when the ambulance arrived.救护车开到的时候,受伤的司机依然清醒。 [OPP] unconscious 反义词为unconscious
2conscious (of sth/that...) noticing or realizing that sth exists; aware of sth 察觉到;意识到:
She didn't seem conscious of the danger.她似乎并没有意识到这种危险。Bill suddenly became conscious that someone was following him.比尔突然察觉到有人在跟踪他。
3 that you do on purpose or for a particular reason 故意的;刻意的:
We made a conscious effort to treat both children equally.我们有意识地努力平等对待两个孩子。☞Look at deliberate. It has a similar meaning. 参看deliberate,意思相近。 ➔consciouslyadv
conscious/ˋkɑnʃəs; ˈkɒnʃəs/adj 1 [not before noun 不用于名词前] noticing something or realizing that it exists 注意到的﹔意识到的: conscious of (doing) sth People are increasingly conscious of the need to exercise. 人们越来越意识到锻炼的必要性。+that John was conscious that she was watching him. 约翰注意到她在注视着他。2 awake and able to understand what is happening [ unconscious ] 神志清醒的: Owen was still conscious when they got to the hospital. 他们到达医院时﹐欧文仍然神志清醒。3 conscious effort/decision/attempt etc a deliberate effort, decision etc 有意识的努力/决定/尝试等: Lyn had made a conscious decision to have a baby. 琳恩刻意地要生个孩子。4 thinking that something is very important 关注的﹐注重的: health-conscious/fashion-conscious etc fashion-conscious teenagers 注重时尚的青少年+of She's very conscious of safety. 她安全意识很强。—consciously adv SELF-CONSCIOUS
consciousadjective1If you are conscious of something, you know about it.same meaningaware: I was conscious that somebody was watching me.2awake and able to see, hear, feel and think: The patient was conscious during the operation.oppositeunconscious