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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3843 COCA: 4239
instinct
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noun [C/U] /ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
singularinstinct
pluralinstincts
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    a natural tendency to behave in a particular way that people and animals are born with and that they obey without knowing why. For example the maternal instinct is a woman's natural tendency to behave like a mother 本能；天性

    the instinct of ducklings to follow their mother 小鸭子跟从母亲的天性

    instinct for :

    the instinct for survival 求生的本能

     Synonyms and related words
    General words for behaviour and attitudes: default setting, behaviour, instinct...
    Collocates: instinct
    Adjectives frequently used with instinct
    ▪  aggressive, animal, basic, maternal, natural, primitive, protective
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    a natural ability to know what to do in a particular situation 直觉

    My first instinct was to turn and run. 我的第一直觉是转身就跑。

    Potential investors want to know that you've got strong entrepreneurial instincts. 潜在的投资者想知道你们是否已经具备了很强的创业直觉。

    trust/follow your instincts :

    It's always best to trust your instincts. 最好总是相信你的直觉。

    instinct tells/warns you :

    Instinct told me that it would be unwise to return home. 直觉告诉我回家是不明智的。

     Synonyms and related words
    Skill, talent and ability: experience, ability, skill...
    Collocates: instinct
    Verbs frequently used with instinct as the object
    ▪  follow, ignore, obey, trust
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3843 COCA: 4239
instinct

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + INSTINCT | INSTINCT + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤deep, powerful, strong根深蒂固的本能；強烈的直覺▸➤gut本能➤pure, sheer純粹的本能◇Out of pure instinct, he moved back a little.純粹出於本能反應，他後退了一點兒。➤first, initial第一個本能反應；最初的直覺◇His first instinct was to run away from danger.他的第一反應就是逃離危險。➤excellent, good, unerring準確的直覺；無誤的直覺◇Against her better instincts, she ran back into the burning house to save her paintings.她不顧自己強烈的直覺，跑回燃燒的房屋去搶救她的畫作。◇He had an unerring instinct for when people were lying to him.他憑直覺就知道別人什麼時候是在說謊，從未錯過。➤base卑劣的天性；低級本能▸➤basic, natural, primitive根本的天性；天性；原始本能▸➤creative創造性的本能▸➤aggressive, competitive侵略的本性；爭強好勝的天性▸➤maternal, mothering, motherly, paternal, protective母性；父性；保護的本能▸➤fighting, hunting, killer, predatory好戰的天性；獵殺的本能；殺手的本色；掠奪的本性◇He plays well but lacks that killer instinct. (figurative) 他球打得挺好，不過缺乏那種拚殺的狠勁。➤self-preservation, survival自我保護的／生存的本能▸➤herd群居本能◇What makes all these people come to the club? In my view it's the herd instinct.是什麼原因讓這些人都來俱樂部呢？依我看來是群居本能。➤sexual性本能▸➤business, commercial, political生意／商業／政治直覺➤animal, human動物／人類本能VERB + INSTINCT➤have, possess具有直覺▸➤lack缺乏直覺▸➤develop, hone培養／鍛煉直覺◇In negotiating you have to develop an instinct for when to be tough and when to make a deal.在談判中必須練就一種直覺，知道何時該強硬，何時該妥協。➤follow, go on, go with, obey, rely on, trust聽從直覺；遵照直覺；依賴直覺；信賴直覺◇Why don't you just follow your natural instincts?你何不聽從自己的直覺呢？➤control, fight, ignore, overcome, suppress克制本能；與本能鬥爭；不理會直覺；壓抑本能➤satisfy滿足本能▸➤appeal to迎合本能◇They accused the campaign of appealing to the electorate's baser instincts.他們指責這場競選活動是在迎合全體選民更為低劣的本性。➤share共有本能◇Both superpowers shared the same instinct for self-preservation.兩個超級大國均有相同的自保本能。INSTINCT + VERB➤tell sb sth直覺告訴某人⋯◇Her instinct told her that she was being followed.直覺告訴她自己被人跟踪了。➤drive sb, guide sb直覺驅使某人／引導某人◇Artists have to learn to be guided by their instincts.藝術家必須學會跟從自己的直覺。➤kick in, take over本能發作／佔了主導◇Her instincts took over and she dived on the escaping thief.她的本能佔了上風，她猛地朝逃跑的竊賊撲了過去。➤be right, be wrong直覺正確／錯誤◇I've trusted my instincts in the past and they've usually been right.我一直信任自己的直覺，而且通常都是對的。PREPOSITION➤by instinct出於本能◇Babies know by instinct who their mother is.嬰兒生來就知道誰是母親。➤on instinct憑直覺◇I acted purely on instinct.我完全是憑直覺行事。➤instinct for⋯的本能◇He has an instinct for survival in a tough job.他具有在艱苦工作中求得生存的本能。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3843 COCA: 4239
instinct noun
⇨ instinct (know sth by instinct) ⇨ idea 2 (have a gut instinct) instinct

noun

instinct ♦︎ intuition ♦︎ sixth senseThese are all words for a natural ability to know or be able to do sth without being told, taught or trained. 这些词均表示本能、直觉。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an instinct / an intuition / a sixth sense for sth◆an instinct / intuition that...◆to do sth by instinct / intuition◆to have an instinct / an intuition / a sixth sense◆to rely on your instinct / intuition◆your instinct / intuition / sixth sense tells you◆your instinct / sixth sense warns you■ instinct [uncountable, countable] a natural tendency for people and animals to behave in a particular way or to know particular things, even though they have not been taught or trained in that way 本能；天性◆His first instinct was to run away.他最初的本能反应就是逃跑。◆Children do not know the difference between right and wrong by instinct.儿童并非生来就会分辨是非。◆I acted purely on instinct.我完全是凭本能行事。◆Most people have a well-developed survival instinct (= the instinct of trying to protect yourself from danger).大多数人都有良好的求生本能。  see also instinctive ⇨ natural ■ intuition ˌɪntjuˈɪʃn; NAmE ˌɪntuˈɪʃn [uncountable] the ability to know sth by using your feelings rather than by considering the facts 直觉◆Intuition told her that he was telling the truth.直觉告诉她他说的是实话。◆Call it women's intuition if you like, but I knew he was up to something.就当是女人的直觉吧，但我肯定他在捣鬼。  see also intuitive ⇨ natural ■ ˌsixth ˈsense [singular] a special ability to know sth without using any of the usual five senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell 第六感；直觉◆Some kind of sixth sense warned me not to stay there.某种直觉告诉我不要待在那里。

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