plural senses
plural senses
Learner's definition of SENSE
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a [count] : one of the five natural powers (touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing) through which you receive information about the world around you感覺官能(即觸、味、嗅、視、聽五覺) —
often + of — see also sixth sense b [singular] : a physical feeling : something that your body experiences(人體的)感覺 —
usually + of 2
a [singular] : a particular feeling : an emotion that you are aware of意識;感覺 —
usually + of -
Once the speech was over, he was filled with a tremendous sense of relief.演講一結束,他就如釋重負。
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a sense of loss/urgency/pride失落/緊迫/自豪感
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a sense of well-being幸福感
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Their sense of accomplishment was obvious.他們的成就感顯而易見。
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We felt a growing sense of danger.我們有一種越來越強烈的危險感。
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The gun gave him a false sense of security. [=made him feel safer than he really was]這把槍帶給他一種虛假的安全感。
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She has a strong sense of self. [=she has strong ideas about who she is]她有很強的自我意識。
b [count] : a personal quality : a specific quality that is part of your personality觀念;意識 —
usually singular通常用單數 —
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He had a great sense of adventure. [=he liked adventure very much]他有很強的冒險意識。
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a sense of order/duty條理/責任意識
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She lacked any sense of responsibility about financial matters.她在財務問題上一點責任感都沒有。
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He had no sense of purpose [=he did not know what he wanted to do with his life] after his divorce.離婚後,他沒有了生活目標。
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She has a great sense of humor. [=she says funny things and can see the funny side of things]她很有幽默感。
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He has no sense of humor. [=he does not find things amusing]他沒有幽默感。
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His excellent sense of direction [=ability to find his way around easily in a new place] was useful during our travels.我們旅行期間,他極強的方向感派上了用場。
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The chairman's speech gave us a clear sense of direction. [=helped us to know what we should try to accomplish]主席的演講給我們指明了方向。
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senses [plural] : the ability to think clearly or in a reasonable way理智;清醒的思維能力 -
His senses were clear despite his illness.盡管在生病,他的思維還是很清楚的。
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They hoped recent events would bring them to their senses. [=make them act sensibly]他們希望最近發生的幾件事會讓他們清醒起來。
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I was scared out of my senses. [=I was so scared that I couldn't think clearly]我害怕得失去理智了。
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(chiefly Brit) Are you out of your senses? [=out of your mind]你瘋了嗎?
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[noncount] : a proper or reasonable way of thinking about something : an awareness of what is appropriate見識;清醒的認識 -
He had the sense to leave when the crowd got rowdy. [=he acted in a sensible way and left when the crowd got rowdy]人群哄鬧起來時,他理智地離開了。
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She had the good sense to stop before she said too much.她非常理智地打住了,沒有再講下去。
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I wish she would see sense [=act in a sensible way] and go to college.我希望她能理智些,去上大學。
— see also common sense, horse sense 5
[noncount] : a reason for doing something : a reason why something was done(做某事的)理由,原因 6
[count] : the meaning of something (such as a word or phrase)(單詞、短語的)意義,意思 -
Many words have more than one sense.許多單詞有不止一個意思。
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an abstract/broad sense抽象意義;廣義
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He learned the speech by heart but missed the sense entirely. [=he memorized the speech but he did not understand it]他把這篇演講背了下來,但完全沒有理解其中的含義。
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often + of -
in the biblical/religious/legal sense of the word這個詞在《聖經》裏的意思;這個詞的宗教含義/法律意義
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The oldest sense of the word dates from 1890.這個單詞最初的意思始於1890年。
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The American sense of this word differs from the British sense.這個單詞在美國英語裏的意思不同於其在英國英語裏的意思。
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The intended sense of the passage was lost in translation.這段文字本想傳達的意思沒有翻譯出來。
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The book is a classic in every sense of the word. [=in every possible way]無論從哪方面講,這本書都是一部經典。
come to your senses
: to begin to think in a sensible or correct way after being foolish or wrong恢複理智;醒悟過來 -
He finally came to his senses and gave up his plans to quit his job and become an artist.他最終醒悟過來,放棄了辭掉工作想當藝術家的打算。
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When will you come to your senses? Don't you realize that she's been lying to you?你何時才能清醒呢?難道你沒意識到她一直在騙你嗎?
in a/one sense
: in one way : from one point of view從某種意義上說
in no sense
: in no way : definitely not絕不(是)
in some senses
: in some ways從某些方面上;從某些意義上
knock some sense into someone's head
informal or knock some sense into someone
: to cause someone to stop thinking or behaving foolishly使某人開竅;讓某人别再犯傻
make (any) sense of
: to understand (something)理解;明白
make sense
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: to have a clear meaning : to be easy to understand講得通;有意義 -
We read the recommendations and thought they made (perfect) sense.我們看了這些推薦信,認爲它們的表達(非常)清楚。
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The instructions don't make any sense (at all). = The instructions make no sense (at all). = The instructions make little sense.這些指令沒有任何意義。
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You're not making much sense (to me). [=I can't understand what you're saying]我聽不懂你在講什麽。
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: to be reasonable是合情理的;是明智的 -
It makes sense to leave early to avoid traffic.早點動身避開交通高峰是明智之舉。
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It makes little/no sense to continue. [=there is little/no point in continuing]繼續下去沒有意義。
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Why would he do such an awful thing? It makes no sense (to me).他爲何會做如此令人不快的事?(我)真搞不懂。
take leave of your senses
— see 2leave
talk (some) sense into/to
informal
: to cause (someone) to stop thinking or behaving foolishly使(某人)不再犯傻 2 sense /ˈsɛns/ verb
senses; sensed; sensing
senses; sensed; sensing
Learner's definition of SENSE
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not used in progressive tenses : to understand or be aware of (something) without being told about it or having evidence that it is true意識到;感覺到;察覺到 —
often + that, what, when, etc. -
He sensed what was going on and decided to intervene.他察覺到所發生的事並決定幹預。
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I sensed that I may have offended you.我覺得我可能冒犯了你。
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My mother told me later that even though she was miles away, she could sense [=tell] that something wasn't right at home.媽媽後來告訴我,雖然她在數英裏之外,她還是能感覺到家裏有什麽事不對勁。
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People can sense [=perceive] when someone isn't being honest.人若不誠實,總會被察覺。
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of a machine : to detect the presence or occurrence of (something)(機器)檢測,測出 —
often + that, when, whether, etc.