consciousness/ˋkɑnʃəsnIs; ˈkɒnʃəsnəs or ˈkɒnʃəsnIs/n 1 [U] the condition of being awake and understanding what is happening 知觉: She lost consciousness in the accident. 她在事故中失去了知觉。It was two weeks before he regained consciousness . 两周后他才恢复知觉。2 [U] someone's mind, thoughts, and ideas 意识﹐思维﹐思想: research into human consciousness 对人类意识的研究3 [singular 单数, U] when you know that something exists or is important 察觉﹐感觉﹐意识: +of We need to increase public consciousness of the problem. 我们需要提高公众对这个问题的意识。