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in·stinctBrE /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/NAmE /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/ noun [U, C] ~ (for sth/for doing sth) | ~ (to do sth) a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way using the knowledge and abilities that they were born with rather than thought or training 本能；天性◆maternal instincts 母性◆Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong. 儿童并非生来就会分辨是非。◆His first instinct was to run away. 他的本能反应就是逃跑。◆Horses have a well-developed instinct for fear. 马天性易受惊吓。◆Even at school, he showed he had an instinct for (= was naturally good at) business. 他早在求学时期就表现出经商的天赋。~ (that…) a feeling that makes you do sth or believe that sth is true, even though it is not based on facts or reason 直觉 SYN intuition ◆Her instincts had been right. 她当时的直觉是对的。 |