aware, conscious, sensible

形容詞 aware:

1. (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
   同義詞：cognizant, cognisant
2. bearing in mind; attentive to
   同義詞：mindful
3. aware or knowing
   同義詞：witting

1. Their sudden attack made us more aware of the danger around us.
   他們突然的攻擊使我們更加注意我們周圍的危險。
2. He made believe not to be aware of my presence.
   他假裝不知道我在那里。
3. I am quite aware of that.
   我完全知道這事。
4. I wasn't aware of that.
   我沒有意識到。
5. As you are well aware, there is a great competition on the part of both Germany and the United States.
   正如貴公司所知道的，在這兒，德國貨和美國貨具有很強的競爭力。
6. Are you aware that you are sitting on my hat?
   你知道你坐在我的帽子上了嗎？
7. We are fully aware of the gravity of the situation.
   我們十分清楚形勢的嚴峻性。

a.ware

adj.（形容詞）
Having knowledge or cognizance:
意識到的或認識到的：
例句：
aware of their limitations.
認識到他們的局限性

Archaic Vigilant; watchful.
【古語】 警惕的；戒備的

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
variant of iwar
iwar的變體
from Old English gewôr * see wer- 3
源自 古英語 gewôr *參見 wer- 3

【引伸】
aware.ness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>aware,cognizant,conscious,sensible,awake,alert,watchful,vigilantThese adjectives mean mindful or heedful of something.
這些形容詞意為對某件事很留心或很注意。
Aware implies knowledge gained through one`s own perceptions, as of the attitudes of others, or by means of information:
Aware 意指通過自己直覺，如根據(jù)別人的態(tài)度或者依靠某種信息方式而得到的認識：
例句：
Are you aware of your opponent`s hostilityô
你意識到了對手的敵意嗎？

例句：
I am aware that Congress has passed the legislation.
我知道議會已經(jīng)通過了立法。

Cognizant is a rather formal equivalent ofaware:
Cognizant 是一個和aware相當?shù)姆浅Ｕ降脑~：
例句：
.Our research indicates that the nation`s youth are cognizant of the law. (Jerry D. Jennings).
.我們的調查表明全國的青年已有了法律意識. （杰里·D·詹寧斯）。

Conscious emphasizes the recognition of something sensed or felt:
Conscious 強調某種感知到或感覺到的認識：
例句：
.an importance . . . of which even Americans are barely conscious. (William Stanley Jevons).
.一種甚至連美國人也幾乎沒有認識到的重要性. （威廉姆·斯坦利·杰文斯）。

Sensible implies knowledge gained through intellectual perception or through intuition:
Sensible 指通過感性知覺或通過直覺得到的認識：
例句：
.I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling. (Henry Hallam).To beawake is to have full consciousness of something:
.我覺得對這種細節(jié)的談論是無聊的. （亨利·哈勒姆）。而awake 是對某件事有充分的意識：

例句：
.as much awake to the novelty of attention in that quarter as Elizabeth herself. (Jane Austen).
.在那一季對引人注意的新奇事物的感知象伊麗莎白自己一樣多. （簡·奧斯汀）。

Alert stresses quickness to recognize and respond:
Alert 強調認識及反應的快捷性：
例句：
alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came.
當機會到來的時候充分認識到并攫住它。

Watchful and vigilant imply being on the lookout for what is dangerous or potentially so:
Watchful
a watchful parent with a toddler in tow;
vigilant 指注意那些危險的或有潛在危險的事物：
例句：
一個注意照看蹣跚學步的小孩兒的家長；

例句：
keeping a vigilant eye on every building where a fire might start.
注意每一座可能發(fā)生火災的大樓。