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