soul-searching

Word family adjectivesouledsoulfulsoullesssoul-destroyingadverbsoulfullysoullesslynounsoulfulnesssoullessnesssoul foodsoul matesoul-searchingsoul

ˈsoul-ˌsearching noun [uncountableU]

EXAMINEcareful examination of your thoughts and feelings because you are very worried about whether or not it is right to do something 深刻反省，自省

After much soul-searching, I decided to resign.

经过反复的自我反省，我决定辞职。

Examples from the Corpus

soul-searching• In his autobiography, Davis recalls a soul-searching meeting with Sly about his direction.• Their music is driven by soul-searching.• The consequent soul-searching often includes as much self-mockery as it does social criticism, and for this reason it is not subversive.• Diana was sympathetic, but did not fully understand his unrest, nor his frantic soul-searching.• It caused a great deal of soul-searching, and I really wondered if I could do it.• One looks in vain for any evidence of soul-searching among the legal clan.• The possibility that husbands might fail to provide altogether caused some soul-searching during the late nineteenth century.• Dilemmas like these can force your organization into some uncomfortable soul-searching, and equally uncomfortable self-revelation.

单词	soul-searching
释义	soul-searching Word family adjectivesouledsoulfulsoullesssoul-destroyingadverbsoulfullysoullesslynounsoulfulnesssoullessnesssoul foodsoul matesoul-searchingsoul ˈsoul-ˌsearching noun [uncountableU] EXAMINEcareful examination of your thoughts and feelings because you are very worried about whether or not it is right to do something 深刻反省，自省 After much soul-searching, I decided to resign. 经过反复的自我反省，我决定辞职。 Examples from the Corpus soul-searching• In his autobiography, Davis recalls a soul-searching meeting with Sly about his direction.• Their music is driven by soul-searching.• The consequent soul-searching often includes as much self-mockery as it does social criticism, and for this reason it is not subversive.• Diana was sympathetic, but did not fully understand his unrest, nor his frantic soul-searching.• It caused a great deal of soul-searching, and I really wondered if I could do it.• One looks in vain for any evidence of soul-searching among the legal clan.• The possibility that husbands might fail to provide altogether caused some soul-searching during the late nineteenth century.• Dilemmas like these can force your organization into some uncomfortable soul-searching, and equally uncomfortable self-revelation.
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