ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTINCT | INSTINCT + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤deep, 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 + INSTINCT➤have, 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 + VERB➤tell 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踪了。➤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。PREPOSITION➤by 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。