instinct

英 [ˈɪnstɪŋkt]

美 [ˈɪnstɪŋkt]

n.  本能; 天性; 直觉

复数：instincts　

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牛津词典

noun

• 本能；天性
  a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with rather than thought or training
  1. maternal instincts
     母性
  2. Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong.
     儿童并非生来就会分辨是非。
  3. His first instinct was to run away.
     他的本能反应就是逃跑。
  4. Horses have a well-developed instinct for fear.
     马天性易受惊吓。
  5. Even at school, he showed he had an instinct for (= was naturally good at) business.
     他早在求学时期就表现出有经商的天赋。
• 直觉
  a feeling that makes you do sth or believe that sth is true, even though it is not based on facts or reason
  1. Her instincts had been right.
     她当时的直觉是对的。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 本能;天性
  Instinctis the natural tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a particular way.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• N-COUNT 天分;天资;天赋的才能
  If you have aninstinct forsomething, you are naturally good at it or able to do it.
  1. Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land...
     农民正在逐渐丢失经营土地的本领。
  2. Irene is so incredibly musical and has a natural instinct to perform.
     艾琳有着极高的音乐天分和天生的表演才能。
• N-VAR 本能反应;心里的话
  If it is yourinstinct todo something, you feel that it is right to do it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-VAR 直觉
  Instinctis a feeling that you have that something is the case, rather than an opinion or idea based on facts.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
  1. the spawning instinct in salmon
  2. altruistic instincts in social animals
  Synonym:inherent aptitude

双语例句

• Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
  弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
• When Alfred Adler first postulated in 1908 that there existed an inborn instinct of aggression Freud argued against it.
  当艾尔弗雷德·阿德勒于1908年首次提出人生来就有攻击性本能的假设时，弗洛伊德对此表示反对。
• When necessary, instinct is the most reliable resource you can fall back on.
  必要时，最保险的办法就是凭直觉判断。
• She has an unerring instinct for people's weak spots.
  她能准确地把握他人的弱点。
• Few ministers have the nous or the instinct required to understand the ramifications
  没有几个大臣具备理解这些后果所需要的理性或直觉。
• 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。
• 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。
• Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land
  农民正在逐渐丢失经营土地的本领。
• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.
  逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• Lions have an instinct to hunt.
  狮子有猎食的本能。