The driver was still conscious when the ambulance arrived.
救护车赶到时,司机仍然神志清醒。
3conscious effort/decision/attempt etcDELIBERATELYan effort etc that is deliberate and intended 有意识的努力/决定/尝试等
Vivien had made a conscious effort to be friendly.
维维恩刻意显得很友好。
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conscious effort/decision/attempt etc• Accepting our humanlimitations in these high-pressure times, though, takes conscious effort.• Other subjects - like calculus or computing - can not be learned without some conscious effort.• It's a conscious decision and I think it's important that men understand a woman who is offering an alternativelifestyle.• In both examples, a conscious attempt has been made-to segment the market. 11.• And each time the child has to make a new conscious effort like that, there is an opportunity to lose concentration.• I made a conscious decision to do more than persevere in the remaining years I have with my voice.• Just lately I have made a conscious effort to really look at the book.• What varies, and varies dramatically, is the conscious effort with which they are identified and undertaken.
4concerned 关切的THINK ABOUT thinking a lot about or concerned about something 关注的,有意识的,注重的
Without conscious thought, she instinctively placed a hand on his arm.
她本能地把手放在了他的手臂上,自己都没有意识到。
It affects the audience at a deeper, less conscious level.
它对观众产生了更加深刻的、潜移默化的影响。
5 —consciously adv
She was probably not consciously aware of her true feelings.
也许她没有意识到自己真实的感情。
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: thinking a lot about or concerned about something
adverbs
socially/politically/environmentally etc conscious (=conscious of social/political etc issues)
We have all become more environmentally conscious.
NOUN + conscious
health conscious
People are health conscious nowadays and careful about what they eat.
fashion conscious
Young girls are always very fashion conscious.
security conscious
Most airports are extremely security conscious.
safety conscious
Workers are encouraged to be safety conscious.
cost conscious
Companies keen to increase their profits have to be cost conscious.
class conscious (=concerned about what class of society people come from)
In the past, people were much more class conscious.
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conscious• It is widely agreed that interests can only meaningfully be attributed to beings which are, or have been, conscious.• Francis was found in the car's trunk, covered in blood but conscious.• Frank was found lying beside the road, covered in blood but still conscious.• The man was so drunk that he was barely conscious.• I could have wished she was conscious.• It would have an elite of politically conscious and publicly conscientiousactivecitizens and a majority of couldn't-care-less passive citizens.• Dylan's latest record is a consciousattempt to break away from his old image and try out a new style.• She was conscious, but could not speak because of the gash at her throat.• But these should occur as a result of tradition or of consciouschoice rather than of necessity.• Julia made a consciouseffort to appear unconcerned, even though she was very upset.• I began to be conscious even of the kidneyshape.• He would have become conscious of it and put it away, but he didn't.• Perhaps West who had been very conscious of social needs, had had an influence on his thoughts on such matters.
conscious that• Perhaps conscious that he had gained a megaphonereputation, Meacher had settled down to his own social securityreview.• He sits silent in the Senate, and seems to be conscious that he is no politician.• I am conscious that I have set discovery learning in the past.• I became very conscious that I must cover my chest.• For many years I was conscious that I was the first woman in my very large extended family to do this.• Stanley was conscious that Mrs. Olenska was looking at him.• I was never conscious that my attire was odd until I had my first normal boy's gear.• She is not a vain woman, but she is always conscious that others are looking at her.• Tories are also conscious that the image of Unionism is such that any agreement would attractinevitablecriticism from opposition parties.
conscious of• Lydia had always been very conscious of her foreignaccent.• Frith was suddenly conscious of the fact that Laurie was frightened.
Originconscious
(1500-1600)Latinconscius, from com- ( → COM-) + scire“to know”