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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3843 COCA: 4239

instinct

instinct /ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt/ noun
plural instincts
instinct
/ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt/
noun
plural instincts
Learner's definition of INSTINCT
: a way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is not learned : a natural desire or tendency that makes you want to act in a particular way天性;本能
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[noncount]
see also killer instinct
: something you know without learning it or thinking about it直覺
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[noncount]
compare intuition
[count] : a natural ability本能;天賦的才能;天分
often + for
sometimes followed by to + verb有時接動詞不定式
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3843 COCA: 4239

instinct

1 of 2

noun

in·​stinct ˈin-ˌstiŋ(k)t How to pronounce instinct (audio)
1
: a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse, or capacity
had an instinct for the right word
2
a
: a largely inheritable and unalterable tendency of an organism to make a complex and specific response to environmental stimuli without involving reason
b
: behavior that is mediated by reactions below the conscious level
instinctual
in-ˈstiŋ(k)-chə-wəl How to pronounce instinct (audio)
-chəl
-shwəl
-chü-əl
adjective
instinctually adverb

instinct

2 of 2

adjective

1
: profoundly imbued : infused
my mood, instinct with romance S. J. Perelman
2
obsolete : impelled by an inner or animating or exciting agency

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Word History

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3843 COCA: 4239
instinct

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTINCT | INSTINCT + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdeep, powerful, strong根深蒂固的本能;強烈的直覺gut本能pure, sheer純粹的本能Out of pure instinct, he moved back a little.純粹出於本能反應,他後退了一點兒。first, initial第一個本能反應;最初的直覺His first instinct was to run away from danger.他的第一反應就是逃離危險。excellent, good, unerring準確的直覺;無誤的直覺Against her better instincts, she ran back into the burning house to save her paintings.她不顧自己強烈的直覺,跑回燃燒的房屋去搶救她的畫作。He had an unerring instinct for when people were lying to him.他憑直覺就知道別人什麼時候是在說謊,從未錯過。base卑劣的天性;低級本能basic, natural, primitive根本的天性;天性;原始本能creative創造性的本能aggressive, competitive侵略的本性;爭強好勝的天性maternal, mothering, motherly, paternal, protective母性;父性;保護的本能fighting, hunting, killer, predatory好戰的天性;獵殺的本能;殺手的本色;掠奪的本性He plays well but lacks that killer instinct. (figurative) 他球打得挺好,不過缺乏那種拚殺的狠勁。self-preservation, survival自我保護的/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.是什麼原因讓這些人都來俱樂部呢?依我看來是群居本能。sexual性本能business, commercial, political生意/商業/政治直覺animal, human動物/人類本能VERB + INSTINCThave, possess具有直覺lack缺乏直覺develop, hone培養/鍛煉直覺In negotiating you have to develop an instinct for when to be tough and when to make a deal.在談判中必須練就一種直覺,知道何時該強硬,何時該妥協。follow, go on, go with, obey, rely on, trust聽從直覺;遵照直覺;依賴直覺;信賴直覺Why don't you just follow your natural instincts?你何不聽從自己的直覺呢?control, fight, ignore, overcome, suppress克制本能;與本能鬥爭;不理會直覺;壓抑本能satisfy滿足本能appeal to迎合本能They accused the campaign of appealing to the electorate's baser instincts.他們指責這場競選活動是在迎合全體選民更為低劣的本性。share共有本能Both superpowers shared the same instinct for self-preservation.兩個超級大國均有相同的自保本能。INSTINCT + VERBtell sb sth直覺告訴某人⋯Her instinct told her that she was being followed.直覺告訴她自己被人跟蹤了。drive sb, guide sb直覺驅使某人/引導某人Artists have to learn to be guided by their instincts.藝術家必須學會跟從自己的直覺。kick in, take over本能發作/佔了主導Her instincts took over and she dived on the escaping thief.她的本能佔了上風,她猛地朝逃跑的竊賊撲了過去。be right, be wrong直覺正確/錯誤I've trusted my instincts in the past and they've usually been right.我一直信任自己的直覺,而且通常都是對的。PREPOSITIONby instinct出於本能Babies know by instinct who their mother is.嬰兒生來就知道誰是母親。on instinct憑直覺I acted purely on instinct.我完全是憑直覺行事。instinct for⋯的本能He has an instinct for survival in a tough job.他具有在艱苦工作中求得生存的本能。

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