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词汇 instinct
释义

instinct

noun
 
/ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
/ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
[uncountable, countable]
  1.  
    a natural quality that makes people and animals tend to behave in a particular way using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with rather than thought or training本能;天性
    • She did not seem to have any of the usual maternal instincts.她似乎没有任何通常的母性。
    • by instinct Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong.儿童并非生来就会分辨是非。
    • instinct (is) to do something His first instinct was to run away.他的本能反应就是逃跑。
    • instinct for (doing) something Horses have a well-developed instinct for fear.马天性易受惊吓。
    • Even at school, he showed he had an instinct for (= was naturally good at) business.他早在求学时期就表现出经商的天赋。
    see also herd instinct, killer instinct
    • Artists have to learn to be guided by their instincts.艺术家必须学会跟从自己的直觉。
    • Babies know by instinct who their mother is.婴儿生来就知道谁是母亲。
    • Both superpowers shared the same instinct for self-preservation.两个超级大国均有相同的自保本能。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • Why don't you just follow your natural instincts?你何不听从自己的直觉呢?
    • As a player he seemed to lack the killer instinct.作为一名球员,他似乎缺乏杀手的本能。
    • Most people have a well-developed survival instinct.大多数人都有良好的求生本能。
    • She has a definite instinct for business.她有明确的经商本能。
    • The instinct for migration seems to be programmed into some birds and not others.迁徙的本能似乎被编入了一些鸟类的程序,而不是其他的。
    Topics Biologyc1
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • powerful
    • strong
    verb + instinct
    • have
    • possess
    • lack
    instinct + verb
    • tell somebody something
    • drive somebody
    • guide somebody
    preposition
    • by instinct
    • on instinct
    • instinct for
  2.  
    a feeling that makes you do something or believe that something is true, even though it is not based on facts or reason 直觉synonym intuition
    • I've always trusted my instincts in the past.我过去一直相信自己的直觉。
    • It's best to follow your first instincts in matters like this.在这种事情上,最好遵循你的第一直觉。
    • instinct about somebody/something Her instincts about him had been right.她对他的直觉是正确的。
    • instinct for… He had a gut instinct for when people were lying to him.他对人们何时对他撒谎有直觉。
    • on instinct I acted purely on instinct.我完全是凭本能行事。
    • Her instinct told her that she was being followed.直觉告诉她自己被人跟踪了。
    • Out of pure instinct, he moved back a little.纯粹出于本能反应,他后退了一点儿。
    • Against her better instincts, she ran back into the burning house to save some of her jewellery.她没有听从自己准确的直觉,跑回起火的房子拿珠宝首饰。
    Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • powerful
    • strong
    verb + instinct
    • have
    • possess
    • lack
    instinct + verb
    • tell somebody something
    • drive somebody
    • guide somebody
    preposition
    • by instinct
    • on instinct
    • instinct for
  3. 词源late Middle English (also in the sense ‘instigation, impulse’): from Latin instinctus ‘impulse’, from the verb instinguere, from in- ‘towards’ + stinguere ‘to prick’.
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