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instinct noun instinct ♦︎ intuition ♦︎ sixth senseThese are all words for a natural ability to know or be able to do sth without being told, taught or trained. 这些词均表示本能、直觉。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an instinct / an intuition / a sixth sense for sth◆an instinct / intuition that...◆to do sth by instinct / intuition◆to have an instinct / an intuition / a sixth sense◆to rely on your instinct / intuition◆your instinct / intuition / sixth sense tells you◆your instinct / sixth sense warns you■ instinct [uncountable, countable] a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way or to know particular things, even though they have not been taught or trained in that way 本能；天性◆His first instinct was to run away.他最初的本能反应就是逃跑。◆Children do not know the difference between right and wrong by instinct.儿童并非生来就会分辨是非。◆I acted purely on instinct.我完全是凭本能行事。◆Most people have a well-developed survival instinct (= the instinct of trying to protect yourself from danger).大多数人都有良好的求生本能。 see also instinctive ⇨ natural ■ intuition /ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn; NAmE ˌɪntuˈɪʃn/ [uncountable] the ability to know sth by using your feelings rather than by considering the facts 直觉◆Intuition told her that he was telling the truth.直觉告诉她他说的是实话。◆Call it women's intuition if you like, but I knew he was up to something.就当是女人的直觉吧，但我肯定他在捣鬼。 see also intuitive ⇨ natural ■ ˌsixth ˈsense [singular] a special ability to know sth without using any of the usual five senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell 第六感；直觉◆Some kind of sixth sense warned me not to stay there.某种直觉告诉我不要待在那里。 |