instincts

英 [ˈɪnstɪŋkts] 美 [ˈɪnstɪŋkts]

n.  本能; 天性; 直觉
instinct的复数



柯林斯词典

  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.
    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。
  2. N-COUNT 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.
    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。
  3. N-VAR 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.
    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。
  4. N-VAR 直觉
    Instinct is 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。

双语例句

  1. Their instincts warned them something was amiss
    他们直觉上感到有什么地方不对劲儿。
  2. He aroused her mothering instincts.
    他激发了她母性的本能。
  3. The company's conservative instincts sit ill with competition.
    该公司保守的本性不利于竞争。
  4. Their instincts do not always run parallel with ours
    他们的本能并不总是和我们的相同。
  5. This leads some commentators to wonder what her real convictions are, and whether she has sacrificed her more market-friendly instincts in order to forge a political career in statist france.
    这种做法让一些评论员怀疑她真正的信念到底是什么,她是不是为了在国家经济统制的法国打造政治前程而牺牲了更多市场友好性本能。
  6. One's feelings and instincts are not always a guide to behaviour.
    一个人的感情和本能并不总是言行的良好向导。
  7. When you sense a harmful situation, trust your instincts and protect yourself and those in your care.
    当你感觉到危险地时候,相信你自己的直觉,保护你自己,以及那些你爱的人。
  8. I think that pets dont only follow their instincts, but they can both feel and think.
    我认为宠物不仅仅是跟随自己的本能,同时它们也能感受和思考。
  9. It was good to trust my instincts and go with it.
    相信和遵从我自己的直觉,我觉得很好。
  10. I trust my instincts.
    我相信自己的直觉。
  11. But I have good instincts about people.
    可是我对别人有很好的直觉。
  12. I kept trusting you and your instincts. I kept doubting her because you insisted that I should.
    我一直相信你和你的直觉,我一直怀疑她因为你觉得我应该怀疑。
  13. You've crushing my creative instincts.
    你激发了我创造的本能。
  14. Trust your instincts and do what you think is right.
    相信你的直觉,按你自己觉得对的去做。
  15. My instincts told me it was not a nuclear explosion.
    我的直觉告诉我不是一次核爆炸。
  16. I must have appealed to her maternal instincts.
    我一定启发了她母性的本能。
  17. The moon represents what you need, instincts, moods, and feelings.
    月亮代表你的需求、能、绪和感情。
  18. You have to trust your instincts to some extent.
    在某种程度上,你必须相信自己的直觉。
  19. When it comes to living, we live through our instincts and our intuitions.
    说到生活,我们通过本能和直觉生活。
  20. Jeff: I know, but you can't suppress a cat's natural instincts.
    杰夫:我知道,但你不能遏止猫的天赋本能。
  21. However, I do admire your instincts.
    不过我真的欣赏你的直觉。
  22. She also trusted her own instincts about style and taste.
    她同时相信自己对风格和品味的直觉。
  23. Not to react to a stimulus immediately but to get hold of the instincts that inhibits and checks.
    不是对刺激立即做出反应,而是把握住,抑制和检查的本能。
  24. And my instincts tell me I am supposed to be here.
    我的直觉告诉我我要到这儿来。
  25. You strike me a person with great instincts.
    我觉得你是一个拥有超凡直觉的人。
  26. James Bond: I must have appealed to her maternal instincts!
    占士邦:我一定激发了她的母性!
  27. But how so I know that you have these instincts?
    但我怎么知道你有这方面的天性?
  28. I suppose such fears reflect instincts that emerged to protect us against predators and starvation.
    我想,这些担忧反映出了为保护我们自己不受掠夺者和饥饿威胁而出现的本能。
  29. They arouse instincts which can only be dimly understood.
    对于他们所激起的本能冲动,人们只能有个模糊的领略。