soul-searching
英 [ˈsəʊl sɜːtʃɪŋ]
美 [ˈsoʊl sɜːrtʃɪŋ]
n. 反省; 内省
牛津词典
noun
- 反省；内省
the careful examination of your thoughts and feelings, for example in order to reach the correct decision or solution to sth
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 自我剖析；深刻反省
Soul-searchingis a long and careful examination of your thoughts and feelings, especially when you are trying to make a difficult moral decision or thinking about something that has gone wrong.- My year was really spent doing a lot of soul-searching and trying to find out what had gone wrong in my life.
这一年来，我真的进行了许多深刻的反思，努力地找出自己的生活中到底哪里出了问题。
- My year was really spent doing a lot of soul-searching and trying to find out what had gone wrong in my life.
英英释义
noun
- a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
双语例句
- But sources close to the prince said he had reached a 'natural crossroads' in his career and, after much soul-searching, had decided he had no desire to 'progress through the ranks'.
但是与王子亲近的人说，他已经在事业上达到了一个自然的十字路口，经过深思熟虑后，决定不想在军队中继续发展。 - As the progress comes to a close, at the end of over a year of dedication, experimentation, and soul-searching, we believe that we've achieved that which we were challenged to realize.
当过程临近尾声，在一年多的投入、尝试与深思之后，我们相信我们已经完成了挑战。 - This is not the first time China has engaged in television-inspired soul-searching.
这不是中国第一次采用电视节目来鼓励思想探索。 - A couple of years ago, John did a bit of soul-searching in his travels, but now he's got a kid and is more of a homebody.
几年前旅行的时候，约翰还进行一些自我反省。但现在有了孩子后，他完全是个宅男了。 - My year was really spent doing a lot of soul-searching and trying to find out what had gone wrong in my life.
这一年来，我真的进行了许多深刻的反思，努力地找出自己的生活中到底哪里出了问题。 - Five years ago, I was going through some serious soul-searching. I was just back in the States after living abroad.
五年前，我一直在认真进行自我反思。当时我正从国外回来，对于前途非常迷茫。 - These mistakes have led to some soul-searching in the profession.
这些失误已在行内引发了一些深刻反省。 - This isn't the first time that China has done some soul-searching about familial love last year China Daily asked a cross-section of people if they said 'I love you' to their parents, spouses, and children.
这不是中国第一次做关于亲情方面的自省去年《中国日报》就各个阶层的人进行了采访，询问他们是否对父母、爱人和孩子说过我爱你。 - And when I did some serious soul-searching.
当我严肃地自我反省。 - After much consideration and soul-searching, Michael and I have arrived at the decision to divorce due to 'Irreconcilable Differences,' she wrote at the time.
经过再三的考虑和挣扎之后，由于无法协调的差异我和Michael做出了离婚一个艰难的决定，她说。