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[/sens; sɛns/] n 用法:
1 [C] any of the five powers of the body by which a person, an animal, etc receives knowledge of things in the world around, ie sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch 感觉官能; 视觉; 听觉; 嗅觉; 味觉; 触觉:
the five senses 五种感觉官能 *
have a keen sense of hearing 听觉灵敏. 用法:
2 [U, sing] (a) appreciation or understanding of the value or worth of sth （对价值的）辨别, 理解, 领悟:
a sense of the (ie the ability to know what is) absurd, ridiculous, etc 对荒唐、 可笑等事物的识别力 *
not have much sense of humour, ie a liking for jokes, funny situations, etc 没什麽幽默感 *
a person with no sense of direction, ie who cannot find his way easily 无方向感的人.
(b) consciousness of sth; awareness 觉察; 觉悟:
a sense of one's own importance, worth, etc 对自身的重要性、 价值等的觉察 *
have no sense of shame, guilt, etc 无羞耻心、 无罪恶感 *
feel a sense of security in her arms 在她怀里感到安全. 用法:
3 [U] ability to make reasonable judgements; practical wisdom 识别力; 常识; 见识:
have the sense to come in out of the rain 懂得进来避雨 *
There's a lot of sense in what she says. 她说的话很有见地. 用法:
4 senses [pl] normal state of mind; ability to think 健全的心智; 思维的能力:
lose/regain one's senses 失去[恢复]理智. 用法:
5 [U] reason; purpose 道理; 目的:
What's the sense of doing that? 为什麽要做那件事呢? *
There's no sense in going alone, ie It would be better not to. 一个人去没有好处. 用法:
6 [C] (a) meaning of a word, phrase, etc （词语等的）意义:
a word with several senses 有几个意思的词 *
The sense of the word is not clear. 这个词的意思不清楚.
(b) way in which a word, sentence, etc is to be understood （词句等）被理解的意义:
in the strict/literal/figurative sense of the expression 按照严格的[字面的/比喻的]意义来说 *
I am a worker only in the sense that I work; I don't get paid for what I do. 我是工作人员, 这是仅就我做工作而言的; 我并无报酬. 用法:
7 [sing] the ~ of sth (fml 文) general feeling or opinion among a group of people （集体的）普遍感觉或意见:
The sense of the meeting was (ie Most people present thought) that he should resign. 与会者普遍认为他应该辞职. 用法:
8 (idm 习语) beat, knock, drive, etc (some) sense into sb (infml) change sb's behaviour, views, etc by severe or sometimes violent methods 改变某人的行为、 看法等（用严厉的, 有时为粗暴的方式）:
She's a wild uncontrollable girl, but that new school should knock some sense into her. 她是个很不听话的女孩儿, 那所新学校应该能管管她了. bring sb to his/come to one's `senses (a) (make sb) stop behaving foolishly or irrationally （使某人）不再做傻事或不理智的事:
He was finally brought to his senses and agreed to let the hostages go. 他最後恢复些理智, 同意释放人质.
(b) wake (sb) up from unconsciousness 使（某人）苏醒:
When I came to my senses, I was lying on the floor. 我苏醒过来的时候是在地板上躺著呢. in a `sense if the statement, etc is understood in a particular way 在某种意义上:
What you say is true in a sense. 你的话在某种意义上属实. in one's `senses in one's normal state of mind; sensible 头脑健全; 神志清醒:
No one in their right senses would let a small child go out alone. 凡是有理智的人, 谁都不会让那麽小的孩子独自出门. make `sense (a) have an understandable meaning 有意义; 有道理; 讲得通:
What you say makes no sense. 你说的话没有道理. *
These words are jumbled up and don't make sense. 这些词藻堆砌在一起讲不通.
(b) be sensible 是明智的; 是合情理的:
It doesn't make sense to buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good. 这些便宜的大衣也很好, 何必非买那件贵的不可. *
It would make sense to leave early. 还是早点儿走好. make sense of sth understand sth difficult or apparently meaningless 理解或弄懂困难的或似无法理解的事物:
Can you make sense of this poem? 你看得懂这首诗吗? out of one's `senses not in one's normal state of mind; foolish 精神不正常; 愚蠢:
You sold it? You must be out of your senses! 你把它卖了? 你简直是疯了! see `sense start to be sensible 明白事理:
I hope she soon sees sense and stops fighting a battle she cannot win. 我希望她能很快明白过来, 别再打这场打不赢的仗了. a sense of occasion special feeling produced in sb by a special event, etc 遇到某种情况而产生的某种感觉. a sixth sense awareness of things one cannot actually see, hear, etc 第六感觉; 第六感官:
A sixth sense told her that he would be waiting for her when she got home. 她有一种第六感觉, 就是她到家时他一定在那儿等候她呢. take leave of one's senses => leave2. talk sense =>talk2. sense 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tf, Tw] become aware of (sth); feel 意识到（某事物）; 感觉到:
sense sb's sorrow, hostility, etc 感觉到某人的忧愁、 敌意等 *
Although she didn't say anything, I sensed (that) she didn't like the idea. 她虽然什麽也没说, 但我已意识到她不喜欢这个主意. 用法:
2 [Tn] (of a machine, etc) detect (sth) （指机器等）检测出（某事物）:
an apparatus that senses the presence of toxic gases 能检测出有毒气体存在的仪器. sense 3
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
The noun sense can mean 用法:
1 `the way the body experiences its surroundings':
the sense of touch, sight, etc, or 用法:
2 `reason, good judgement':
She talks a lot of good sense. *sense作名词时可指1｀身体感受周围事物的方式＇:
the sense of touch, sight, etc（触觉、 视觉等）, 也可指2｀道理、 识别力＇:
She talks a lot of good sense. （她说得很有道理.） The adjective sensitive usually relates to meaning 1 与这个词有关的形容词sensitive含上述第1义:
She's got very sensitive hearing, skin, etc. 她的听觉、 触觉等很灵敏. *
Don't laugh at him; he's very sensitive. 千万别笑他, 他很敏感. Sensible relates to meaning 2 另一个形容词sensible含上述第2义:
She gave me some sensible advice. 她给我提的建议很有道理. *
You must try to be more sensible. 你得懂点儿好歹. |