instinct /ˈɪnˌstɪŋkt/ noun plural instincts
plural instincts
Learner's definition of INSTINCT
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a : 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 [count]
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Our first instinct was to run.我們的本能第一反應就是跑。
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Cats possess a natural hunting instinct.貓有捕食天性。
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Seeing the baby aroused all her maternal instincts.看見這嬰兒喚起了她所有的母性。
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— see also killer instinct b : something you know without learning it or thinking about it直覺 [count]
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Her instincts told her that something was wrong. [=she believed that something was wrong even though there was no obvious reason to believe it]直覺告訴她有地方不對勁。
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You have to learn to trust/follow your instincts. [=to trust your feelings about what is right or true even when you cannot be sure that it is right or true]你得學會相信你的直覺/跟着第一感覺走。
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He has been guided throughout his career by his political instincts.整個從業期間,他都是爲自己的政治直覺所引導。
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Mere instinct alerted her to the danger.僅憑直覺足以使她意識到處境的危險。
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He knew by instinct what not to say.憑直覺他知道什麽不該說。
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She seemed to know by instinct that something was wrong.憑直覺她似乎覺得有地方不對勁。
— compare intuition 2
[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