sense1 /sens/ ●●● S1 W1 noun1 [countableC]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC a feeling about something 〔對某事物的〕感覺sense ofAfterwards, I felt a great sense of relief. 後來,我感到如釋重負。
A sense of panic has spread over the country. 舉國上下一片恐慌。
Employees need the sense of being appreciated. 僱員需要被賞識的感覺。
with a sense of somethingHe looked around the room with a sense of achievement. 他帶着一種成就感環顧房間。
sense thatI had the sense that he was lying. 我有一種感覺,他在撒謊。
2 [singular] the ability to understand or judge something 理解力;判斷力sense of humour British EnglishBrE, sense of humor American EnglishAmE (=the ability to understand and enjoy things that are funny) 幽默感I like Pam – she has a really good sense of humour. 我喜歡帕姆,她很有幽默感。
sense of direction (=the ability to judge which way you should be going, or what your aims should be) 方向感It was dark and he had completely lost his sense of direction. 天黑了,他完全失去了方向感。
sense of proportion (=the ability to judge what is important and what is not important) 區别輕重緩急的能力,主次觀念Let’s keep a sense of proportion, and not rush to any hasty conclusions. 我們要有主次觀念,不要急於下結論。
sense of justice/fairnessKids have a natural sense of justice. 小孩子都有一種天生的正義感。
dress/clothes sense (=the ability to judge which clothes look good) 着裝感,對服裝的鑒賞力
3 [countableC]HBH one of the five natural powers of sight, hearing, feeling, taste, and smell, that give us information about the things around us 感官,感覺官能〔即視覺、聽覺、觸覺、味覺和嗅覺〕sense of smell/taste/touch etcShe has a good sense of smell. 她嗅覺很好。
Cats have a very acute sense of hearing (=very good, so that they can hear even the smallest sound). 貓的聽覺非常敏銳。
Combinations of flavors, textures, and color that can delight the senses. 使感官愉悅的味道、口感和顔色的結合。
the five senses (=all of the senses) 五種感官
→ sixth sense 4 [uncountableU]SENSIBLE when someone makes sensible or practical decisions, or behaves in a sensible practical way 見識,良好的判斷have the sense to do something (=behave in a sensible way and do what is best in that situation) 有做某事的常識,知道好歹You should have had the sense to turn off the electricity first. 你應該知道要先關掉電源這個常識。
there is no sense in (doing) something spoken (=it is not sensible to do something) (做)某事是沒道理的There’s no sense in getting upset about it now. 現在沒有必要爲這件事苦惱。
see sense (=realize what is the sensible thing to do) 開始明白事理,變得明智起來I wish the politicians would see sense and stop the war. 我希望政客們能夠變得明智一點,結束這場戰爭。
talk/knock some sense into somebody (=try to make someone behave in a more sensible way) 開導某人使其明智起來,讓某人明白過來
→ common sense 5 make sense a) to have a clear meaning and be easy to understand 有意義,表述清晰,易於理解Read this and tell me if it makes sense. 讀讀這篇東西,告訴我通不通。
b) to be a sensible thing to do 是明智的,是合乎情理的it makes sense (for somebody) to do somethingIt makes sense to save money while you can. 錢能省就省,這是明智的做法。
Would it make sense for the city authorities to further restrict parking? 市政當局進一步限制停車的做法是否合乎情理?
c) if something makes sense, there seems to be a good reason or explanation for it 解釋得通,有道理Why did she do a thing like that? It doesn’t seem to make sense. 她爲什麽做那種事情?這似乎講不通。
6 make (some) sense of something UNDERSTANDto understand something, especially something difficult or complicated 理解[弄懂]某事物〔尤指困難或複雜的事物〕Can you make any sense of this article? 你能看懂這篇文章嗎?
7 [countableC] the meaning of a word, sentence, phrase etc 〔單詞、句子、短語等的〕意義,意思The word ‘record’ has several different senses. 這個詞有幾種不同的意思。
Any alteration would spoil the sense of the entire poem. 任何改動都會破壞整首詩的含義。
8 [countableC] a way in which something can be true or real 意義,含義,角度in a sense/in one sense/in some senses etc (=in one way, in some ways etc) 從某種意義上來講What he says is right, in a sense. 他所說的是對的,從某種意義上來說是這樣。
The hotel was in no sense (=not at all) comfortable. 這家酒店怎麽也稱不上舒適。
George was a big man in every sense of the word (=in every way). 喬治不管怎麽說都是個大個子。
This is true in a general sense. 從一般意義上來講,這是對的。
Communication, in any real sense (=of any real kind), was extremely limited. 真正意義上的交流極其有限。
in a (very) real sense (=used to emphasize that a statement or description is true) 確實地,毫無疑問地A head of a school is a manager in a very real sense. 學校校長實際上就是一個管理人員。
9 your/her etc senses someone’s ability to think clearly and behave sensibly – used in some expressions when you think that someone has lost this ability 健全的心智,理智 用於某些表達法,表示某人失去理智〕come to your senses (=to start to think clearly and behave sensibly again) 醒悟過來;恢複理智One day he’ll come to his senses and see what a fool he’s been. 總有一天他會清醒過來,明白自己曾經有多麽傻。
See if you can bring her to her senses (=make someone think clearly and behave sensibly). 看看你能否讓她明白過來。
be out of your senses (=have lost the ability to think clearly and behave sensibly) 失去理智Are you completely out of your senses? 你是不是瘋了?
→ take leave of your senses at leave2(6)your/her etc senses• Use all your senses to find yourself there.• Paige could feel her heart beating like a trapped bird in her chest and her senses reeled.• Steel threaded through her muscles, and her senses became as sharp as a cat's.• It proved impossible; her senses were heightened to such a degree that she could hear every move he made.• But once you start to write, you are moonstruck, out of your senses..• His cheek brushed hers with a cathartic effect on her senses.• She could only pray that Dana had come to her senses and had left before they arrived at Garry's hide-out.• Until she comes to her senses, that is. 10 talk sense spoken to say things that are reasonable or sensible – often used when you think someone has just said something silly 說話要講道理,别胡說Talk sense! There’s no way we can afford a new car! 說話要有腦子!我們哪裏買得起新車!
talk sense• Someone who could talk sense would get my vote, but most politicians don't.• A man talking sense to himself is no madder than a man talking nonsense not to himself.• I just want our politicians to talk sense for a change.• He had already tried to talk sense into Jotan, and had got nowhere. 11. regain your senses old-fashionedRECOVER/GET BETTER to stop feeling faint or slightly sick 恢複清醒的頭腦,恢複精神 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a feeling about something 〔對某事物的〕感覺adjectivesa strong/great sense of something 強烈的…感He had a strong sense of responsibility. 他責任感很強。
a real sense of something (=a strong feeling) 很強的…感Children need to feel a real sense of belonging. 兒童需要有強烈的歸屬感。
a deep sense of something (=a very strong feeling) 深深的…感He felt a deep sense of disappointment. 他感到深深的失望。
a growing sense of something (=becoming stronger) 越來越強烈的…感nShe looked around with a growing sense of unease.
a vague/slight sense of something (=not very strong) 模糊的/些微的…感nThere was a slight sense of embarrassment.
verbsfeel/have a sense of something 有…感I felt a great sense of pride. 我感到非常自豪。
give somebody a sense of something 給予某人…感The job gave her a sense of control over her life. 這個工作讓她有了能夠掌控自己生活的感覺。
nconvey a sense of somethingWe want to convey our sense of excitement to the audience.
phrasesa sense of relief/panic/guilt etc 輕鬆感/恐懼感/内疚感等We reached the medical centre with a sense of relief. 到了醫療中心,我們感到如釋重負。
a sense of purpose/direction (=a feeling that you know what you are trying to achieve) 〔人生的〕目標/方向Becoming a mother had given her a new sense of purpose. 成爲人母給了她新的人生目標。
a sense of urgency (=a feeling that something is urgent) 緊迫感The rescuers felt a real sense of urgency now. 營救人員這時有了強烈的緊迫感。
a sense of responsibility/duty (=a feeling that you must do something because it is right) 責任感Parents try to give their children a sense of responsibility. 家長試圖培養孩子的責任感。
a sense of loss (=a feeling of sadness for someone or something you no longer have) 失落感nMany women experience a sense of loss when their children leave home.
a sense of achievement/satisfaction (=a feeling that you have achieved something good) 成就感/滿足感nEven a small success gives a sense of achievement.
a sense of security (=a feeling that you are safe) 安全感nA lack of trust in the parents can undermine the child's sense of security at home.
a false sense of security (=a feeling that you are safe, which is not actually true) 虛假的安全感nThey were lulled into a false sense of security.
a sense of identity (=a feeling of knowing who you are and how you belong to a community) 認同感nChange can threaten our fragile sense of identity.
a sense of belonging (=a feeling that you belong to a group) 歸屬感nThe organization tries to foster a sense of belonging through these social events.
a sense of occasion (=a feeling that an event is special or important) 盛會的感覺,隆重的氣氛nIt was a marvellous day and there was a real sense of occasion.
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: the ability to understand or judge something 理解力;判斷力nphrasesa sense of humour British EnglishBrE, a sense of humor American EnglishAmE (=the ability to laugh and enjoy things that are funny)A good teacher needs a sense of humour.
a sense of fun (=the ability to enjoy yourself and make things fun)What I liked about Maria was her sense of fun.
a sense of direction (=the ability to judge which way you should be going)The place was completely dark and I lost all sense of direction.
a sense of proportion (=the ability to judge how important or unimportant something is)It’s important to keep a sense of proportion.
a sense of timing (=the ability to choose the right moment to do or say something)He told the story with an exquisite sense of timing.
a sense of justice/fairnessI appealed to her sense of justice.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sensea good/great sense of something 強烈的…感nHe is a popular boy with a good sense of humour.
a natural sense of something (=a natural ability) 小孩子都有一種天生的正義感。nShe did not have a natural sense of direction.
na keen sense of something (=a good ability to judge something)As a lawyer, he had a keen sense of the value of political connections.
dress/clothes sense (=an ability to choose clothes well) 着裝感,對服裝的鑒賞力nHer dress sense was faultless.
nbusiness sense (=an ability to make good decisions in business)Few young people have much business sense.
nverbshave a sense of somethingShe seems to have a great sense of the right thing to say.
lose your sense of somethingCome on! Have you lost your sense of humour?
lose all sense of somethingHe seemed to have lost all sense of proportion.
keep/retain a sense of somethingThroughout it all she retained her sense of fun.
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: one of the five natural powers of sight, hearing, feeling, taste, and smell, that give us information about the things around us 感官,感覺官能〔即視覺、聽覺、觸覺、味覺和嗅覺〕phrasesna sense of smell/taste/touch etcWe lose some of the sense of taste as we get older.
the five senses 五種感官nWe use all five senses to explore the world around us.
nadjectivesa good/keen/acute sense of somethingPigs have a keen sense of smell.
a poor sense of somethingOwls and other predatory birds have a poor sense of smell.
nverbshave a sense of somethingYou have to have a good sense of hearing to play the violin.
lose your sense of somethingI think I’m losing my sense of smell.
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 8: a way in which something can be true or real 意義,含義,角度phrasesnin a sense (also in one sense)The results are not terribly surprising in one sense.
nin some sense (also in some senses)George was perfectly right in some senses.
nin every senseHe is lucky in every sense.
nin no sense (=not at all)This is in no sense a criticism.
nin a general/broad senseIn a general sense, a rapid rate of technological change creates uncertainty.
in a (very) real sense (=used to emphasise that a statement or description is true) 確實地,毫無疑問地nThe truth is that in a very real sense most families in Britain are not poor.
nin a literal sense (=according to the actual or physical meaning of words)I wasn't suggesting that in a literal sense.