1 N-VAR 本能;天性 Instinct is the natural tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a particular way. 本能;天性
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I didn't have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers.
我不像别的母亲那样有那么强烈的母性本能。
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The basis for training relies on the dog's natural instinct to hunt and retrieve.
训练是基于狗搜寻和衔回的天生本能。
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He always knew what time it was, as if by instinct.
他总能知道几点了,仿佛是出于本能。
SYN natural inclination, feeling, urge, talent
2 N-COUNT [also N to-inf] 天分;天资;天赋的才能 If you have an instinct for something, you are naturally good at it or able to do it. 天分;天资;天赋的才能
SYN talent, skill, gift, capacity
3 N-VAR [usually with poss, oft NOUN to-infinitive] 本能反应;心里的话 If it is your instinct to do something, you feel that it is right to do it. 本能反应;心里的话
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I should've gone with my first instinct, which was not to do the interview.
我本该听从自己的第一反应,不接受这次采访的。
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She hadn't followed her instinct and because of this Frank was dead.
她没有听从自己心里的话,弗兰克因此死了。
SYN intuition, feeling, impulse, gut feeling [informal]
4 N-VAR [oft NOUN that] 直觉 Instinct is a feeling that you have that something is the case, rather than an opinion or idea based on facts. 直觉
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There is scientific evidence to support our instinct that being surrounded by plants is good for health.
我们觉得周围植物环绕会有益健康,这种直觉有科学证据支持。
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He seems so honest and genuine and my every instinct says he's not.
他看起来这么老实诚恳,但我的全部直觉告诉我他一点都不。
| Word Partnership | Use instinct with: |
| ADJ. | basic instinct, maternal instinct, natural instinct 1 |
| N. | survival instinct 1 |
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