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

• The moon represents what you need, instincts, moods, and feelings.
  月亮代表你的需求、能、绪和感情。
• 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。
• But I have good instincts about people.
  可是我对别人有很好的直觉。
• 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。
• 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。
• Their instincts warned them something was amiss
  他们直觉上感到有什么地方不对劲儿。
• I must have appealed to her maternal instincts.
  我一定启发了她母性的本能。
• You've crushing my creative instincts.
  你激发了我创造的本能。
• 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。
• Their instincts do not always run parallel with ours
  他们的本能并不总是和我们的相同。