instincts

英 [ˈɪnstɪŋkts]

美 [ˈɪnstɪŋkts]

n.  本能; 天性; 直觉
instinct的复数

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。

双语例句

• 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。
• You strike me a person with great instincts.
  我觉得你是一个拥有超凡直觉的人。
• And my instincts tell me I am supposed to be here.
  我的直觉告诉我我要到这儿来。
• 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。
• Their instincts warned them something was amiss
  他们直觉上感到有什么地方不对劲儿。
• James Bond: I must have appealed to her maternal instincts!
  占士邦：我一定激发了她的母性！
• 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。
• 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。
• However, I do admire your instincts.
  不过我真的欣赏你的直觉。
• He aroused her mothering instincts.
  他激发了她母性的本能。