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| 1 | C an emotional state , for example anger or happiness 心情；感觉 |
| +of Parents often experience deep feelings of guilt if their children fail. 如果孩子们失败了，父母常常会深感内疚。 |
| | 1a | plural emotions, especially when these are sensitive and likely to be affected by what other people say or do 感情；（尤指敏感的）情绪 | | He found it difficult to express his feelings. 他觉得很难表达自己的感情。 | | hurt sb’ s feelings (=upset someone) I didn’ t want to hurt his feelings. 伤害某人的感情 | |
| | 1b | singular the emotional effect that a place has on you （某地的）感觉，气氛 | | There’ s a feeling of hopelessness about the place. 这个地方有一种绝望的气氛。 | |
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| 2 | C an opinion that you have about something , especially when it is based on general thoughts rather than definite reasons （尤指与理智相对而言的）感觉，直觉看法 |
| My feeling is that we should wait a week or two. 我的感觉是我们应该等一两个星期。 |
| +about Sarah has very strong feelings about environmental issues. 萨拉对环境问题的看法很激烈。 |
| | 2a | U the opinions of most people 普遍看法 | | The feeling is that the economy will continue to improve. 普遍认为经济将持续好转。 | | +on/about The minister underestimated the strength of public feeling on this issue. 在这个问题上部长低估了舆论的力量。 | | +against There is now strong national feeling against the nuclear plant. 现在全国对核电站群情激奋。 | |
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| 3 | C something you feel physically in your body （身体的）感觉，知觉 |
| +of A feeling of nausea came over her. 她有一种恶心的感觉。 |
| I suddenly had an overwhelming feeling of tiredness. 我突然感到疲惫不堪。 |
| | 3a | U the ability to feel pain , heat etc in your body （对疼痛、热量等的）感觉，知觉 | | When I woke up I had no feeling in my legs. 我醒来时双腿毫无知觉。 | | lose feeling in sth She had lost all feeling in her right arm. 她右臂完全失去了知觉。 | |
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| - | bad/ill feeling
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| angry feelings that remain between people after a disagreement |
| （意见不同导致的）恶感，反感，不满 |
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| - | feelings are running high
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| used for saying that people have very strong ideas or opinions about something |
| 情绪高涨；群情激奋 |
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| - | have/get a feeling (that)
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| to be conscious of something but not certain about it |
| 有(…的)感觉；感觉到（…） |
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| I have a feeling we’ ve met before. 我觉得我们以前见过面。 |
| I had the feeling she was watching me. 我感觉她在注视着我。 |
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| - | have/get a feeling for sth
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| to have or develop a natural ability to do something |
| 拥有/获得做某事的天赋 |
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| - | have mixed feelings about sth
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| to like or approve of some aspects of a situation and not like or approve of other aspects |
| 对某事物有复杂的感情；对某事物爱恨交织 |
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| I had mixed feelings about meeting Laura again. 我对再次见到劳拉感觉很复杂。 |
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| - | I know the feeling spoken
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| used for showing sympathy |
| 我理解这种感情；我知道这种感觉 |
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| Metaphor | | | | | | When something has an emotional effect on you, you feel as if you have been hit hard, shaken, touched , or injured . | | 当某种事物对情感产生影响时，会感觉似乎受到了沉重打击（hit hard)、震惊(shaken)、触动(touched)或伤害(injured)。 | | The news has hit him hard.这条消息给了他沉重的打击。
The news came as a blow.传来的消息是个打击。
I was reeling from the shock我惊呆了。
It had a huge impact on them.这对他们产生了巨大的影响。
We were very moved/touched by her story.我们被她的故事深深地打动了。
It was very upsetting.这非常令人不安。
It shook us to the core.这使我们极为震惊。
He made a stirring speech about duty and loyalty.他就职责和忠诚发表了振奋人心的演讲。
She’ s a real knockout.她迷人极了。
I was bowled over/blown away by her.她让我大吃一惊。
I was very torn: I didn’ t know what to do.我非常苦恼，不知道该怎么办。
You’ ve injured/hurt her feelings.你伤害了她的感情。
She made some very hurtful remarks.她说了一些很伤人的话。
It pains me to see you like this.看到你这样让我很痛苦。
It was agony waiting for the results.等待结果是痛苦的。
Sam looked a bit knocked back by the news萨姆看上去对这条消息有点儿吃惊。
| | See also ->angry | | See also ->enthusiasm | | See also ->happy | | | |
| See also | | - hard 1 | | - mutual 1 1b | |
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