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Ko on your 'conscience making you feel guilty for
doing or failing to do sth Art$C; li:AA:£: I’ll write and
apologize. I’ve had it on my conscience for weeks.
AAo — more at prick v.
'conscience-stricken adj. feeling guilty about sth you
have done or failed to do p*g (ft ; A 4c (ft ; ^ A M
m.
conscientious /.knnji'enjas; NAmE ,ka:n-/ adj. taking care to do things carefully and
correctly H)j®iAJKft; — i£> AAj (ft ; a conscientious
student/teacher/worker miUIllffi; MMifciftAA
►
conscientious-ly adv.: She performed all her duties conscientiously. IlSWWWSRito con-
scientious-ness noun [U]
,conscientious objector noun a person who refuses to serve
in the armed forces for moral reasons £tl A if ' X ® 0 M it li 'fk.
i — compare draft dodger,
PACIFIST
con-scien-tize (BrE also -ise) /'konjantaiz; NAmE'ka:n-/ verb [VN] (SAfrE) to make sb/yourself aware of important
social or political issues ffM iR3\ ( It @ ) ; ifittfo : People
need to be conscientized about their rights. fl^ibAClM
ft con
scious 0"» /'knnjas; NAmE 'ka:n-/ adj.
1 [not before noun] ~ of (doing) sth | ~ that aware of sth; noticing sth ;®;iRf!j; AiSiM!]: She’s very conscious
of the problems involved. M % ft M iR I'J
7 Jiff # & (ft it M
„ 0 He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents. ffjff^fifij ftlS^$. O I was vaguely
conscious that I was being
watched.
Ji Hi f& $£ M
IiJ
W A if II
lie o IMS unconscious —
see also self-conscious 2 able to use your senses and
mental powers to understand what is happening ® Jfeif jUlft; Wftl'MtfJ ; %' M iR (ft : A patient who
is not fully conscious should never be left alone. If AA # 'A Aif P (ft ^ A M- fft M ^ A $114 o EE0 unconscious 3 (of actions, feelings, etc. fj A , ^
'If deliberate or controlled life tl: W ; M-M (ft : to make a
conscious decision ft £R ill It
(ft A /E 0 I made a conscious effort to get there on time. $c M ft-.iSiH
0f M &UP M o 0 a conscious
act of cruelty
EGG! unconscious —
compare subconscious 4 being particularly interested in sth AH! (ft; A
A (ft: environmentally-conscious iR (ft O They
have become increasingly
health-conscious, ff f|] Eft {S fit M iR M AM
M o ►
consciously adv.: Consciously or unconsciously, you made a
choice.
con scious ness /'kDnJasnas; NAmE ‘karn-/ noun [u] 1 the state of being able to
use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening if SI-tRiS; tQ jfc
: I can’t remember any more—I must have lost
consciousness. 4$ ^ H—A
A T
0 She did not regain consciousness and
died the next day. 1AM ALU; A 2 the
state of being aware of sth jfc
%. ; lc ]R EHM
awareness : his consciousness
of the challenge facing him ff Aftr® if® (ftttIX (ftIf Si.f:iR o class-consciousness
(=
consciousness of different classes in society)
•
iR 3
the ideas
and opinions of a person or group M
if A: her
newly-developed political consciousness M — see also stream of consciousness
'consciousness-raising noun [u] the process of making
people aware of important social and political issues ( jSiRflU®
con-script verb, noun
•
verb /kan'skript/ [VN] [usually
passive] ~ sb (into sth) (especially BrE) (NAmE usually draft) to make sb join the armed forces |E ^ ; |E S 0BEOI call up : He was conscripted into the army in 1939. if A 1939 ^
Aifio
noun /'kDnskript; NAmE 'ka:n-/ (especially BrE) (US
usually draft
ee) a person
who has been conscripted to join the armed forces fS tiE A {5. #: young army conscripts
k {I ±.A 0 conscript
soldiers/armies % A f£ SiJ ±
A; — compare volunteer
con-scrip-tion /kan'skripj’n/ noun
[U] (especially BrE) (
CALL-UP
con se crate ./'knnsikreit; NAmE
'ka:n-/ verb 1 [VN] to state officially in a religious ceremony that sth
is holy and can be used for religious purposes HS; Sit; A M: The church was
consecrated in 1853. & J! ?j( ^ j: 1853 0 consecrated ground if A 2 [VN]
(in Christian belief 3S# ffcfffifp) to make bread and wine
into the body and blood of Christ M
S tjf M ; A S i$ 3 ~ sb (as) (sth) to state officially in
a religious ceremony that sb is now a priest, etc. A M: [VN-N]
He was consecrated (as) bishop last year, if AAA® 5 A±fto [also
VN] 4 [VN] - sth/sb/yourself
to sth (formal)
to
give sth/sb or yourself to a special purpose, especially a religious one ( A4b ► con-
se-cra-tion /.ktmsi'kreijn; ,ka:n-/ noun [C, U]: the
consecration of a church/bishop con-secu-tive /kan'sekjativ/ adj.
[usually before noun] following one after another in a series, without interruption frA She was absent for nine consecu
tive days. £f — f&\T f 0 He
is beginning his fourth consecutive term of office, if JF #n 7 H 29/! if 1$ 0 ► con-secu-tively adv.
consensual /kan'senjual/
adj. (formal) 1 which people in
general agree with — a consensual
approach AftJ A A 2 (of an activity jgzft) which
the people taking part
have agreed to ( ) 1^#
W, : consensual sex
Mffi'lf M&iJ'IAff A
con-sen-sus /kan'sensas/
noun [sing., U] ~ (among sb) | ~ (about sth) | ~ (that ...) an opinion that
all members of a group agree with — StUiJlcJE; A A: There is a general
consensus among teachers about the need for greater security in schools.
iC'Jf
O
There seems to be a consensus that the plan should be rejected. 3ftA#!— St M M& — it ti] o 0 There is a growing
consensus of opinion on this
issue. & A l'°l §£ # A 0 ^ S,
o an attempt to
reach a consensus ji£ J$; it iR o She is skilled at
achieving consensus on
sensitive issues. MM AM St ^l'B]
con-sent /kan'sent/ noun,
verb noun 1 [U] ~ (to sth) permission to do sth,
especially given by sb in authority |1] M;
it; ft it: Children under
16 cannot give consent to medical treatment. * 16 A J
Lis A# § Km %'feffo 0 The written
consent of a parent is
required. H A
A M. A ItJ A ® 1^1 M. o
•
to refuse/withhold your
consent fg A [n] M. o He
is charged with taking a car without the owner’s consent.
—see
also
age of consent 2 [U] agreement about
sth ft] M; ^ |W]: She was
chosen as leader by common consent (= everyone agreed to the choice). A 'A ~ it [w] ^ '&
M A. o By mutual consent they didn’t go out (= they both agreed not to).
M M A A M M, if if I ifttf 3
[C] an official document giving permission for sthiEym*Ait; itfcA
• verb ~ (to sth) (rather formal)
to agree to sth or give your permission for sth [0] ijc; /Hit; ft it: [V] When she told
them what she intended they readily consented. M Ait ff ill M tJ 4THAt,
fffilfftft [§];#;„ 0 He reluctantly consented to his
daughter’s marriage, if M (IS E4 ^ T A J L #0 O [V to inf] She finally
consented to answer our questions. HI M [Ml ^fJcil ] tJ It ® „ o note at agree
consenting 'adult noun a person who is
considered old enough, by law, to decide whether they should agree to have sex;
a person who has agreed to have sex I'J A A£ A Amt tm « A A; MiiAAitir >J tj ti ^ A A
consequence h-w /'knnsikwans; NAmE
'kainsa- kwens/ noun
•
[C] ~ (for sb/sth) a result of sth that has happened A ; ‘B : This decision could have serious consequences
for the industry.
0
Two hundred people lost their jobs as a direct