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sense noun
⇨ sense (a sense of loss/duty/guilt) ⇨ meaning (the different senses of a word) ⇨ understanding (a sense of humour/direction/proportion) ⇨ wisdom (have the sense to ask for help)sense verb
⇨ feel sense noun sense ♦︎ feeling ♦︎ impression ♦︎ idea ♦︎ sensationThese are all words for sth that you feel or think through the mind or the senses. 这些词均表示感觉、感触、印象。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a strong sense / feeling / impression / idea / sensation◆an overwhelming sense / feeling / impression / sensation◆a good / definite / distinct / vague sense / feeling / impression / idea◆a strange sense / feeling / impression / idea / sensation◆a / an wonderful / warm / uncomfortable sense / feeling / sensation◆to have a sense / a feeling / an impression / an idea / a sensation◆to have the sense / feeling / impression / sensation that...◆to get / give sb / leave sb with / convey a sense / a feeling / an impression / an idea■ sense [countable] (often followed by of 常后接of) something that you feel, especially in your mind, about sth important （对重要事情的）感觉，意识◆He felt an overwhelming sense of loss.他感到非常失落。◆Doesn't she have any sense of guilt about what she did?她对自己所做的事就不感到丝毫的内疚吗？◆Helmets can give cyclists a false sense of security.头盔能给骑车人一种虚假的安全感。◆I had the sense that he was worried about something.我感觉他有心事。 see also sense ⇨ feel verb ■ feeling [countable] something that you feel through the mind or the senses （内心或感官的）感觉，感触◆There was a feeling of sadness in the room.这个房间里有一种悲伤的感觉。◆You need to stop having these guilty feelings.你需要消除这些内疚感。◆I've got a tight feeling in my stomach.我觉得胃部胀痛。◆ (spoken) 'I really resent the way he treated me.' 'I know the feeling.'(= I know how you feel.) “他这样待我，我实在气愤。”“我理解你的感受。”ⓘ Your feelings [plural] are also your emotions. 复数形式的feelings也可表示个人的情感。 see also feeling ⇨ emotion , feel ⇨ feel , feel ⇨ seem ■ impression [countable] a feeling or opinion that you get about sb/sth, or that sb/sth gives you 印象；感想◆My first impression of him was favourable.他给我的第一印象不错。◆I get the impression there are still a lot of problems.我的感觉是问题还挺多的。◆She gives the impression of being very busy.她给人的印象是特别忙。◆Try and smile. You don't want to give people the wrong impression (= that you are not friendly).要尽量微笑，不要让人误以为你很冷漠。ⓘ Impression is used especially to talk about what you think when you first meet sb or experience sth. * impression尤指对某人的第一印象，或第一次体验某事的感觉。■ idea [singular, uncountable] a picture or impression in your mind of what sb/sth is like 印象；概念◆The brochure should give you a good idea of the hotel.这本小册子会让你对这家旅馆有很好的了解。◆If this is your idea of a joke, then I don't find it very funny.如果你觉得这是开玩笑，那我觉得这一点也不好笑。◆I had some idea of what the job would be like.我对这份工作有了一些了解。■ sensation / /senˈseɪʃn/ / [countable] (rather formal) a feeling that you get when sth affects your body 感觉；知觉◆You may get a tingling sensation in your fingers.你的手指可能会有刺痛的感觉。◆I had a sensation of falling, as if in a dream.我有一种坠落的感觉，像在梦里似的。NOTE 辨析 Feeling or sensationA feeling may be physical or mental; a sensation is a physical feeling. Sensation is used especially to talk about a feeling that you do not immediately recognize or understand. * feeling可表示身体或精神上的感觉，sensation表示身体上的感觉。sensation尤指不能立即识别或理解的感觉◆a sensation of falling / floating / movement / nausea / sinking坠落／漂浮／移动／恶心／下沉的感觉 meaning noun meaning ♦︎ sense ♦︎ significanceThese are all words for the thing or idea that a word, phrase or sign represents. 这些词均表示词语或信号传递的意义、意思。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the original / exact / precise / general / true meaning / sense / significance◆a special / symbolic meaning / sense / significance◆the accepted / wide / narrow / literal / figurative / metaphorical / legal / technical meaning / sense of sth◆the real / hidden meaning / significance◆to have a meaning / sense / significance◆to grasp / understand the meaning / significance of sth◆to acquire / take on / gain meaning / significance■ meaning [countable, uncountable] the thing or idea that a word, phrase, sign, etc. represents; the things or ideas that sb wishes to communicate to you by what they say or do; the ideas that a writer, artist, etc. wishes to communicate through a book, painting, etc. 意义；意思；思想◆Words often have several meanings.一词往往多义。◆I don't quite get your meaning (= understand what you mean to say).我不太明白你要说的意思。◆What's the meaning of this? I explicitly told you not to leave the room.这是什么意思？我明确告诉过你不要离开这个房间。◆The text manages to convey multiple layers of meaning.这段文字成功地传达了多层意义。■ sense [countable] the meaning that a word or phrase has; a way of understanding sth （词语的）意义，含义；（理解⋯的）方式；（看待⋯的）角度◆The word 'love' is used in different senses by different people.“爱”这个词不同的人用来表示不同的意思。◆He was a true friend, in every sense of the word (= in every possible way).无论从哪个角度讲，他都是真正的朋友。◆The medical care was excellent, in a technical sense.从技术角度讲，医疗护理是一流的。◆In a sense (= in one way) it doesn't matter any more.从某种意义上说，这事已无关紧要了。NOTE 辨析 Meaning or sense?You can say that a word has different meanings or different senses. Sense, however, is usually used in more technical or more formal contexts than meaning. * meaning和sense均可指词语的不同意义。不过，与meaning相比，sense通常用于较专业或较正式的语境。■ significance / /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns/ / [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) the meaning and importance of sb's words or actions; the meaning of a sign or symbol （某人的话或行为的）意义，重要性；（信号或符号的）含义◆She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.她未能充分领会他那番话的意思。◆Do these symbols have any particular significance?这些符号有什么特别的含义吗？ⓘ Significance is often used to talk about a special meaning that is not obvious. * significance常指不明显的特别含义。 understanding noun understanding ♦︎ sense ♦︎ insight ♦︎ conception ♦︎ comprehension ♦︎ grasp ♦︎ appreciation ♦︎ depthThese are all words for sb's ability to understand situations, subjects, etc. 这些词均表示理解力、洞察力、领悟力。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb's understanding / sense / conception / comprehension / grasp / appreciation / depth of sth◆beyond (sb's) understanding / (sb's) conception / (sb's) comprehension / sb's grasp◆an understanding / a sense / an insight / the conception / an appreciation that...◆(a) good understanding / sense / insight / comprehension / grasp / appreciation◆a proper understanding / sense / grasp / appreciation◆a thorough understanding / comprehension / grasp / appreciation◆an adequate understanding / conception / comprehension / grasp / appreciation◆(a) historical / musical understanding / sense / insight / appreciation◆to have an understanding / a sense / (an) insight / a conception / a comprehension / a grasp / an appreciation / depth◆to show understanding / a sense / insight / a grasp / an appreciation◆to increase / enhance your understanding / your sense / insight / comprehension / your appreciation◆to improve your understanding / your sense / insight / comprehension / grasp◆to develop / gain an understanding / a sense / an insight / an appreciation◆a level of understanding / insight / comprehension / appreciation◆a lack of understanding / insight / comprehension / appreciation / depth■ understanding [uncountable, singular] the knowledge that sb has of a particular subject or situation （对某个主题或状况的）理解，领悟，了解◆The committee has little or no understanding of the problem.委员会对这个问题了解不多或根本不了解。◆The vastness of the universe is beyond human understanding.宇宙的广袤无垠超出了人类的理解范围。◆His writings reflect a good understanding of the society he lived in.他的文学作品反映出他对自己所生活的社会有深刻的了解。OPP misunderstanding ⇨ illusion ■ sense [singular] an understanding of sth; an ability to make sensible judgements about sth 理解力；判断力◆She always had a strong sense of personal responsibility (= an understanding that she is responsible for her own actions).她一向有很强的个人责任感。◆Babies seem to have an innate sense of rhythm (= an ability to respond to the beat of music).婴儿似乎有天生的节奏感。◆One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour (= the ability to find things funny or make people laugh).伴侣身上最重要的素质之一是幽默感。◆I've got a hopeless sense of direction (= ability to know where I am and where I am going in relation to other places).我的方向感糟透了。◆Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= the ability to know what is important in relation to other things).随时都要把握好轻重缓急。◆Ed doesn't have any dress sense (= the ability to know what clothes look good) at all!埃德对服装完全没有判断力！◆I developed a certain road sense (= the ability to travel on roads safely) during my years as a cyclist.我在骑自行车的那些年间养成了一定的道路安全意识。ⓘ In this meaning sense is nearly always used in the phrases a/sb's sense of sth and dress/road sense. 表达此义时，sense几乎总是用于短语a/sb's sense of sth和dress/road sense。■ insight / /ˈɪnsaɪt/ / [uncountable, countable] (often approving) the ability to understand the truth about people or situations; an understanding of what sth is like 洞察力；领悟；洞悉；了解◆She was a writer of great insight.她是拥有深刻洞察力的作家。◆I hope you've gained some insight into the difficulties we face.我希望你对我们面临的困难已有所了解。◆The book gives us some fascinating insights into life in Mexico.这本书生动地展现了墨西哥的生活。■ conception / /kənˈsepʃn/ / [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) an understanding or belief of what sth is or what sth should be 理解（认为某事怎样或应该怎样）◆He has no conception of what it's like to be unemployed.他还不知道失业的滋味是什么。◆I had a rather romantic conception of life in the country.我对乡村生活的理解相当浪漫。■ comprehension / /ˌkɒmprɪˈhenʃn; NAmE ˌkɑːmprɪˈhenʃn/ [uncountable, singular] (rather formal, especially written) the ability to understand sth 理解力；领悟力◆His behaviour was beyond comprehension.他的举止令人费解。◆The task requires a good comprehension of complex instructions.这项任务要求对复杂的指令有良好的领悟力。■ grasp /grɑːsp; NAmE græsp/ [singular] a person's understanding of a subject （对某主题的）理解，领会◆She has an excellent grasp of English grammar.她对英语语法掌握得非常好。◆Such complicated instructions are beyond the grasp of most of our students.这些复杂的指令是我们的大多数学生所不能理解的。■ appreciation /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃn/ / [uncountable, singular] (rather formal) a full or sympathetic understanding of a situation, problem or subject 理解；体谅；同情◆I had no appreciation of the problems they faced.我没有体谅到他们所面临的问题。◆Candidates should have a broad appreciation of contemporary issues.候选人对当代问题应该要有广泛的理解。 see also appreciate ⇨ know 1 ■ depth [uncountable] (approving) the quality of knowing or understanding a lot of details about sth; the ability to provide and explain these details 渊博；深刻；洞察力◆a writer of great wisdom and depth有卓越智慧和洞察力的作家◆a job that doesn't require any great depth of knowledge不需要多么高深知识的工作◆His ideas lack depth.他的想法缺乏深度。 see also deep ⇨ serious 3 wisdom noun wisdom ♦︎ common sense ♦︎ sense ♦︎ realism ♦︎ pragmatism ♦︎ sanityThese are all words for a person's ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice. 这些词均表示智慧、才智。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆wisdom / sense / realism / pragmatism in (doing) sth◆the wisdom / common sense / sense to do sth◆great wisdom / common sense / sense◆political / economic wisdom / common sense / sense / realism / pragmatism◆to have the wisdom / common sense / sense / realism / pragmatism◆to show (great) wisdom / common sense / sense◆to question / doubt / have doubts about the wisdom / common sense / sense / sanity of sth■ wisdom / /ˈwɪzdəm/ / [uncountable] (rather formal or ironic) the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have; how sensible sth is 智慧；才智；明智◆I was not quite so lacking in worldly wisdom (= knowledge of the world) as to accept this invitation from a complete stranger.我不至于那么不通世事，接受一个完全是陌生人的邀请吧。◆Several people questioned the wisdom of building in that particular spot.一些人对在那个地点建楼是否明智持怀疑态度。◆Do you have any more words of wisdom for us?您对我们还有别的忠告吗？ⓘ Conventional/received wisdom is the view or belief that most people hold; the phrase is often used to show that the speaker disagrees with this view. * conventional/received wisdom指大多数人的看法，常用于表示说话人与大多数人的看法不同◆Conventional wisdom has it that all sense of community has gone, but that is not the case where I live.人们普遍认为社区感已不复存在，但是我住的地方不同。 ■ ˌcommon ˈsense [uncountable] the ability to think about things in a practical way and make sensible decisions 常识◆If any problems arise, just use your common sense.如有问题出现，按常识处理即可。◆We prefer to take a common sense approach to raising children.我们希望按常理养育孩子。 see also common ⇨ normal ■ sense [uncountable] good understanding and judgement; the ability to know what is sensible or practical 见识；良好的判断；判断力◆You should have the sense to take advice when it's offered.你要知道好歹，别人给你忠告，你就该接受。◆There's no sense in worrying about it now.现在大可不必为此犯愁。◆He was respected for his humour and his good sense.大家都为他的幽默和明智而折服。◆I wish you'd talk sense (= talk sensibly).希望你能正经说话。OPP nonsense ⇨ nonsense ■ realism / /ˈriːəlɪzəm, BrE also ˈrɪəlɪzəm/ [uncountable] a way of accepting and dealing with situations as they really are without being influenced by your emotions or by false hopes 务实作风；现实主义方式◆There was a new mood of realism among the leaders at the peace talks.参加和平谈判的领导人中有一种务实的新气象。■ pragmatism /ˈprægmətɪzəm/ / [uncountable] (formal) a way of solving problems and dealing with situations that is based on what is practically possible rather than on ideas and theories 实用主义；务实思想；实用观点◆The new government needs pragmatism, not some vague ideology.新一届政府需要务实思想，而不是一些含糊的意识形态。■ sanity / /ˈsænəti/ / [uncountable] (rather formal) the state of being sensible and reasonable 明智；理智；通情达理◆We need a return to economic sanity.我们需要经济的理性回归。OPP madness ⓘ Madness is crazy or stupid behaviour that could be dangerous. * madness指可导致危险的疯狂或愚蠢的行为◆It would be sheer madness to trust a man like that.相信那样一个人简直是疯了。◆In a moment of madness she had agreed to go out with him.由于一时糊涂，她答应和他约会。 feel verb feel ♦︎ know ♦︎ sense ♦︎ experience ♦︎ tasteThese words all mean to have and be aware of a particular emotion or physical feeling. 这些词均表示感觉到、体会、体验。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to feel / know / experience / taste joy◆to feel / know / experience pain / satisfaction / shame◆to feel / sense / experience a need◆to feel / experience a / an sense / sensation / emotion / urge / pang / surge / rush / stab◆to know / experience poverty / hardship / difficulties◆to experience / taste success / life◆to have never felt / known / experienced / tasted sth◆to actually feel / know / sense / experience sth◆to feel / experience sth suddenly / sometimes / often◆to know / experience sth directly / first-hand■ feel (felt, felt) [intransitive, transitive] to have and be aware of a particular feeling or emotion; to notice or be aware of sth because it is touching you or having a physical effect on you; to become aware of sth even though you cannot see, hear, touch, smell or taste it 觉得；感到；（通过触觉或直觉）感觉到◆The heat made him feel faint.炎热让他觉得快要晕倒了。◆She sounded more confident than she felt.她的语气听起来比她本人的感觉要有信心。◆How are you feeling today?你今天觉得怎么样？◆I know exactly how you feel (= I feel sympathy for you).我完全理解你的心情。◆He felt no remorse at all.他一点也不感到懊悔。◆I could feel the warm sun on my back.我感受到阳光暖暖地照在背上。◆She could not feel her legs.她的双腿失去了知觉。◆He felt a hand on his shoulder.他感到有只手放在他肩上。◆Can you feel the tension in this room?你感觉得到这房间里的紧张气氛吗？ⓘ When feel is used to talk about becoming aware of things outside yourself, it is not usually used in the progressive tenses. * feel指感觉到自身以外的事物时，通常不用于进行时◆I was feeling guilty.我感到歉疚。◆I was feeling the sun on my back. ◆Are you feeling the tension in this room? see also feeling ⇨ emotion , feeling ⇨ sense noun ■ know (knew, known) [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to have personal experience of an emotion or situation 亲身体验；亲身经历◆She thought she would never know the joy of seeing a child grow up in her care.她原以为她绝不会体验到看着孩子在自己的照料下长大的乐趣。◆She may be successful now, but she has known what it is like to be poor.她现在算是成功了，但她尝过贫穷的滋味。■ sense [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to become aware of sth outside yourself, even though you cannot see, hear, touch, smell or taste it （凭直觉）感觉到，意识到，察觉出◆Sensing danger, they started to run.他们感觉到有危险，撒腿就跑。◆I sensed a note of tension in his voice.我察觉到他的声音里有一丝紧张。◆Lisa sensed that he did not believe her.莉萨意识到他不相信她。 see also sense ⇨ sense noun NOTE 辨析 Feel or sense?You usually feel your own feelings and emotions, but sense other people's. * feel通常指感觉到自己的感受和情绪，sense则指感觉到别人的◆He felt a terrible pain in his chest.他感到胸部一阵剧痛。◆He sensed a terrible pain in his chest. ◆She sensed the terrible pain he was feeling (= she was aware of it).她意识到他疼痛万分。◆I feel your pain (= I know how you are suffering and it makes me suffer too).我理解你的痛苦。 ■ experience [transitive] (rather formal) to have and be aware of a particular emotion or physical feeling 感受；体会；体验◆I have never experienced such pain before.我以前从未感到过如此痛苦。◆I experienced a moment of panic as I boarded the plane.我登机时感到一阵恐慌。■ taste [transitive] (especially written) to have a short experience of sth, especially sth that you want more of 短暂享受到；浅尝；尝到甜头◆He had tasted freedom only to lose it again.他刚尝到自由的甜头，却又失去了。ⓘ People typically taste victory, success and freedom. * taste通常跟victory、success和freedom搭配。 |