consciousness
noun[U]
uk/ˈkɒn.ʃəs.nəs/us/ˈkɑːn.ʃəs.nəs/consciousnessnoun[U](UNDERSTANDING)
C1
thestateofunderstandingandrealizingsomething:
意识;感觉;觉悟[+ that]Her consciousnessthatshe's different makes herfeeluneasy.意识到自已与众不同,她感到很不自在。
Working in anunemploymentofficehadhelpedtoraisehispoliticalconsciousness.在失业救济办公室工作帮助他提高了政治意识。
- Thechildrenhave no consciousness of being different.
 - He iscompletelyunawareofgenderissues- we will have toraisehis consciousness.
 - Her consciousness of thefeelingsofotherswas the thing that made her afantasticdoctor.
 - Heshowsno consciousness thatothersmightfindhimboring.
 - Does she have any consciousness of howrudeotherpeoplefindher?
 
Knowledge and awareness
- acquaintance
 - alertness
 - as every schoolboy/schoolchild knowsidiom
 - astuteness
 - at/in the back ofyourmindidiom
 - firsthand
 - general knowledge
 - gnostic
 - grounding
 - have a nodding acquaintance withsomeone/somethingidiom
 - lived experience
 - metacognition
 - nescience
 - nescient
 - offsomeone'sradaridiom
 - seize
 - sensibility
 - street smarts
 - theory of mind
 - witting
 
consciousnessnoun[U](AWAKE)
B2
thestateof beingawake,thinking, andknowingwhat ishappeningaround you:
有意识的;神志清醒的;有知觉的Helostconsciousness after hisaccidentand neverrecovered/regainedit.事故发生后他便失去了知觉,再也没有苏醒过来。
Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious
- anti-sleep
 - astir
 - be in the land of the livingidiom
 - come round
 - get up
 - insomnia
 - insomniac
 - keepsomeoneup
 - knock
 - knock up
 - land
 - sit(someone)up
 - stir
 - toss
 - wait up
 - wakeful
 - waken
 - wakey-wakey
 - waking
 - woke