Definition
to begin recognizing the existence of a situation or issue
逐漸意識到（問題）
He finally woke up to the fact that he was always overlooked at work.
他終於意識到自己在工作中總是被忽視的事實。
After years of effort, she woke up to the need to change her strategy to succeed.
經過多年的努力，她意識到需要改變策略才能成功。
As environmental policies changed, the public began to wake up to the seriousness of climate change.
隨著環境政策的改變，公眾開始意識到氣候變化的嚴重性。