新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

conscience

英  [ˈkɒnʃəns]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • consciences

    1[C 可数名词] 良知

    Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong. If you have a guilty conscience, you feel guilty about something because you know it was wrong. If you have a clear conscience, you do not feel guilty because you know you have done nothing wrong.

    双语例句

    例:

    I have battled with my conscience over whether I should actually send this letter.

    我曾跟自己的良知斗争应否真的寄出这封信。

    例:

    What if he got a guilty conscience and brought it back?

    如果他问心有愧,又把它带回来了呢?

    2[U 不可数名词] 凭良知行事

    Conscience is doing what you believe is right even though it might be unpopular, difficult, or dangerous.

    双语例句

    例:

    He refused for reasons of conscience to eat meat.

    他处于良知而拒绝了吃肉。

    3[U 不可数名词] 负疚感

    Conscience is a feeling of guilt because you know you have done something that is wrong.

    双语例句

    例:

    I'm so glad he had a pang of conscience.

    我很高兴他感到了一阵愧疚。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • on your conscience

    1引起内疚

    If you have something on your conscience, you feel guilty because you know you have done something wrong.

    双语例句

    例:

    The drunk driver has two deaths on his conscience.

    这位酒驾司机背负着两条人命,良心上受到了谴责。

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