| 单词 | instinct |
| 释义 | instinct nounadjective | verb + instinct | instinct + verb | preposition adjective➤deep, powerful, strong根深蒂固的本能；强烈的直觉▸➤gut本能➤pure, sheer纯粹的本能◆out of pure instinct, he moved back a little.纯粹出于本能反应，他后退了一点儿。➤first, initial第一个本能反应；最初的直觉◆his first instinct was to run away from danger.他的第一反应就是逃离危险。➤excellent, good, unerring准确的直觉；无误的直觉◆against her better instincts, she ran back into the burning house to save her paintings.她不顾自己强烈的直觉，跑回燃烧的房屋去抢救她的画作。◆he had an unerring instinct for when people were lying to him.他凭直觉就知道别人什么时候是在说谎，从未错过。➤base卑劣的天性；低级本能▸➤basic, natural, primitive根本的天性；天性；原始本能▸➤creative创造性的本能▸➤aggressive, competitive侵略的本性；争强好胜的天性▸➤maternal, mothering, motherly, paternal, protective母性；父性；保护的本能▸➤fighting, hunting, killer, predatory好战的天性；猎杀的本能；杀手的本色；掠夺的本性◆he plays well but lacks that killer instinct. (figurative) 他球打得挺好，不过缺乏那种拚杀的狠劲。➤self-preservation, survival自我保护的／生存的本能▸➤herd群居本能◆what makes all these people come to the club? in my view it's the herd instinct.是什么原因让这些人都来俱乐部呢？依我看来是群居本能。➤sexual性本能▸➤business, commercial, political生意／商业／政治直觉➤animal, human动物／人类本能verb + instinct➤have, possess具有直觉▸➤lack缺乏直觉▸➤develop, hone培养／锻炼直觉◆in negotiating you have to develop an instinct for when to be tough and when to make a deal.在谈判中必须练就一种直觉，知道何时该强硬，何时该妥协。➤follow, go on, go with, obey, rely on, trust听从直觉；遵照直觉；依赖直觉；信赖直觉◆why don't you just follow your natural instincts?你何不听从自己的直觉呢？➤control, fight, ignore, overcome, suppress克制本能；与本能斗争；不理会直觉；压抑本能➤satisfy满足本能▸➤appeal to迎合本能◆they accused the campaign of appealing to the electorate's baser instincts.他们指责这场竞选活动是在迎合全体选民更为低劣的本性。➤share共有本能◆both superpowers shared the same instinct for self-preservation.两个超级大国均有相同的自保本能。instinct + verb➤tell sb sth直觉告诉某人⋯◆her instinct told her that she was being followed.直觉告诉她自己被人跟踪了。➤drive sb, guide sb直觉驱使某人／引导某人◆artists have to learn to be guided by their instincts.艺术家必须学会跟从自己的直觉。➤kick in, take over本能发作／占了主导◆her instincts took over and she dived on the escaping thief.她的本能占了上风，她猛地朝逃跑的窃贼扑了过去。➤be right, be wrong直觉正确／错误◆i've trusted my instincts in the past and they've usually been right.我一直信任自己的直觉，而且通常都是对的。preposition➤by instinct出于本能◆babies know by instinct who their mother is.婴儿生来就知道谁是母亲。➤on instinct凭直觉◆i acted purely on instinct.我完全是凭直觉行事。➤instinct for⋯的本能◆he has an instinct for survival in a tough job.他具有在艰苦工作中求得生存的本能。 instinct nouninstinct ♦︎ intuition ♦︎ sixth sensethese are all words for a natural ability to know or be able to do sth without being told, taught or trained.这些词均表示本能、直觉。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆an instinct / an intuition / a sixth sense for sth◆an instinct / intuition that...◆to do sth by instinct / intuition◆to have an instinct / an intuition / a sixth sense◆to rely on your instinct / intuition◆your instinct / intuition / sixth sense tells you◆your instinct / sixth sense warns you■ instinct [uncountable, countable] a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way or to know particular things, even though they have not been taught or trained in that way本能；天性◆his first instinct was to run away.他最初的本能反应就是逃跑。◆children do not know the difference between right and wrong by instinct.儿童并非生来就会分辨是非。◆i acted purely on instinct.我完全是凭本能行事。◆most people have a well-developed survival instinct (= the instinct of trying to protect yourself from danger).大多数人都有良好的求生本能。 ➡ see also instinctive → natural ■ intuition /ɪntjuɪʃn; name ɪntuɪʃn/ [uncountable] the ability to know sth by using your feelings rather than by considering the facts直觉◆intuition told her that he was telling the truth.直觉告诉她他说的是实话。◆call it women's intuition if you like, but i knew he was up to something.就当是女人的直觉吧，但我肯定他在捣鬼。 ➡ see also intuitive → natural ■ sixth sense [singular] a special ability to know sth without using any of the usual five senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell第六感；直觉◆some kind of sixth sense warned me not to stay there.某种直觉告诉我不要待在那里。instinct [countable] a feeling that makes you believe that sth is true, even though it is not based on facts or reason直觉◆her instincts about him had been right.她对他的直觉是正确的。◆marshall's gut instinct (= basic instinct) was to turn and run.马歇尔当时的本能反应是转身就跑。 ➡ see also instinctive → natural instinct [uncountable, countable] a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way or to know particular things, even though they have not been taught or trained in that way本能；天性◆his first instinct was to run away.他最初的本能反应就是逃跑。◆children do not know the difference between right and wrong by instinct.儿童并非生来就会分辨是非。◆i acted purely on instinct.我完全是凭本能行事。◆most people have a well-developed survival instinct (= the instinct of trying to protect yourself from danger).大多数人都有良好的求生本能。 ➡ see also instinctive → natural instinct/ˈɪnstɪŋkt ||; ˈɪnstɪŋkt/noun [c,u] the natural force that causes a person or animal to behave in a particular way without thinking or learning about it 本能: ◇birds learn to fly by instinct. 鸟类靠本能学会飞翔。◇in a situation like that you don't have time to think -- you just act on instinct. 在那种情况下，你没有时间考虑，只是凭直觉行事。 ➔instinctive /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv ||; ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ adj ◇your instinctive reaction is to run from danger. 闪避危险是你的本能反应。 ➔instinctively advinstinct1 a natural ability to know what to do2 using instinct rather than knowledge1. a natural ability to know what to do 知道该做什么的天生能力 instinct /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ [countable/uncountable noun] a natural ability to know what you should do without having to learn it or be told it 直觉；本能 he has tremendous business instincts. 他有着非同寻常的做生意的直觉。first instinct the first thing you want to do, before you think carefully 第一感 my first instinct was to lie about it. 我的第一个反应就是撒个谎来掩饰。instinct for even a very young animal has a strong instinct for self-preservation. 即使是很幼小的动物也有强烈的自我保护的本能。on instinct i was terrified. i was just working on instinct and trying to survive. 我当时恐慌极了。我只是凭本能行动想办法求生。by instinct because of instinct 凭直觉 guys who have grown up on a ranch know almost by instinct what needs to be done to keep it running. 凡在牧场上长大的人几乎凭直觉就知道要把它经营下去该干些什么。natural instinct a cat's natural instinct is to chase birds. 追鸟是猫的自然本能。maternal instinct instincts about wanting a baby and knowing how to care for it 母亲的天性 i don't know if it was maternal instinct or what, but i just knew my baby would be okay. 我不清楚是出于母性的直觉还是什么，反正那时我知道宝宝会没事的。 intuition /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃənǁ-tu-, -tju-/ [uncountable noun] the ability to understand or know things by using your feelings instead of considering the facts 直觉，直感 sometimes doctors have to base a diagnosis on intuition as much as on scientific tests. 有时候医生确诊一种病不仅仅要靠科学检测，还要依靠直觉。 she thought the baby would be a girl, and her intuition was correct. 她觉得这婴儿是女婴，而她的直觉是对的。trust your intuition do what your intuition makes you want to do 相信你的直觉 if you think there's something wrong about the situation, you should trust your intuition. 如果你感觉形势不妙，你应该相信自己的直觉。 feel /fiːl/ [transitive verb] to feel that you know something, without understanding why you feel this 感觉，觉得 feel (that) she felt that something else was going to happen and that it wouldn't be good. 她感觉会发生些别的事，而且不会是好事。 i felt someone was following me, but when i turned around, there was nobody there. 我觉得有人在跟踪我，可当我转过身去，那儿却没有人影。feel like i felt like if i didn't speak up then, i would never do it. 我感觉到那时我要是不把想法明确说出来，过后我就再也不会说了。 feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ [countable noun] if you have a feeling that something is true or that something will happen, you feel sure about it, even though you do not know why 感觉，直觉 have a feeling (that) i had a funny feeling that we would meet again 我有一种奇怪的感觉—我们还会相见的。 my fiancé's friends are planning a bachelor party for him, and i have a feeling something awful is going to happen. 我未婚夫的朋友打算为他搞个单身聚会，我觉得某种可怕的事要发生了。gut feeling informal a strong feeling that you are sure is right 【非正式】直觉 her gut feeling was that he was lying. 她的直觉明确告诉她他在撒谎。 sixth sense /ˌsɪksθ ˈsens/ [singular noun] a mysterious ability to know about something without seeing it, hearing about it, being told about it etc 第六感觉 have a sixth sense parents have a sixth sense when it comes to their children. they know when something's wrong. 父母对自己的孩子有一种直觉，出了事情他们就知道。sixth sense about he told me he had a sixth sense about how his mother was doing. 他告诉我对母亲过得好不好他有第六感觉。2. using instinct rather than knowledge 使用本能而非知识的 instinctive /ɪnˈstɪnktɪv/ [adjective] based on instinct rather than on knowledge or thought 本能的；［出于］直觉的 he's considered a smart, instinctive politician. 大家认为他是个聪明、凭直觉行事的政治家。 his instinctive reaction was to duck when he heard the shot, even though he knew it was pointless. 听见枪声他本能的反应就是一躲，即使他知道这是不相干的事。 white jazz seemed old and intellectual, whereas black jazz was vital, swinging, instinctive. 白人爵士乐似乎老派而理智，而黑人爵士乐则生气勃勃、节奏强劲、浑然天成。 instinctively [adverb] instinctively, i knew that something was wrong. 我本能地感到什么地方不对劲了。 intuitive /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv, ɪnˈtjuːətɪvǁ-ˈtuː-, -ˈtjuː-/ [adjective] an intuitive understanding, judgement, or idea is completely based on feelings, not on facts or reasons, but is still correct ［理解、判断或观点］凭直觉获知的 great novelists have an intuitive understanding of the workings of human emotions. 伟大的小说家对人类的感情活动有种基于直觉的理解。 she had an intuitive ability to size up people and their capabilities. 她有一种基于直觉的能力，可以评估人和他们的才能。 women are supposed to be more intuitive than men, but i don't know if that's true. 据说女性的直觉优于男性，但我不知道这是否属实。 intuitively [adverb] some managers seem to intuitively recognize the need to balance work life with home life. 有些经理似乎凭直觉就认识到有必要将工作与家庭生活加以平衡。 in·stinct /`ɪnstɪŋkt; ˈɪnstɪŋkt/n [c,u]a natural way of reacting or behaving that is not learnt or deliberate 本能，直觉:◇instinct told me that something was wrong. 直觉告诉我有地方出问题了。 |
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