instinct

noun

1. 本能；天性
   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
   1. maternal instincts
      母性
   2. Children do not know by instinct the difference between right and wrong.
      儿童并非生来就会分辨是非。
   3. His first instinct was to run away.
      他的本能反应就是逃跑。
   4. Horses have a well-developed instinct for fear.
      马天性易受惊吓。
   5. 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有经商的天赋。
2. 直觉
   a feeling that makes you do sth or believe that sth is true, even though it is not based on facts or reason
   1. Her instincts had been right.
      她当时的直觉是对的。

1. N-VAR 本能;天性
   Instinct is the natural tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a particular way.
   1. I didn't have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers...
      我不像别的母亲那样有那么强烈的母性本能。
   2. The basis for training relies on the dog's natural instinct to hunt and retrieve...
      训练是基于狗搜寻和衔回的天生本能。
   3. He always knew what time it was, as if by instinct.
      他总能知道几点了,仿佛是出于本能。
2. N-COUNT 天分;天资;天赋的才能
   If you have an instinct for something, you are naturally good at it or able to do it.
   1. Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land...
      农民正在逐渐丢失经营土地的本领。
   2. Irene is so incredibly musical and has a natural instinct to perform.
      艾琳有着极高的音乐天分和天生的表演才能。
3. N-VAR 本能反应;心里的话
   If it is your instinct to do something, you feel that it is right to do it.
   1. I should've gone with my first instinct, which was not to do the interview...
      我本该听从自己的第一反应,不接受这次采访的。
   2. She hadn't followed her instinct and because of this Frank was dead.
      她没有听从自己心里的话,弗兰克因此死了。
4. N-VAR 直觉
   Instinct is a feeling that you have that something is the case, rather than an opinion or idea based on facts.
   1. There is scientific evidence to support our instinct that being surrounded by plants is good for health...
      我们觉得周围植物环绕会有益健康,这种直觉有科学证据支持。
   2. He seems so honest and genuine and my every instinct says he's not.
      他看起来这么老实诚恳,但我的全部直觉告诉我他一点都不。

1. His instinct would be to seek a new accommodation with the nationalists
   他本能的反应会是寻求与民族主义者取得新的和解。
2. 'Basic Instinct' catapulted her to top status among Hollywood's glamour goddesses
   《本能》使她跃至一线，成功跻身好莱坞耀眼的女明星之列。
3. He has managed to find a response to each new political development that chimes in with most Germans 'instinct
   他终于在针对每场新的政治变革的反应中发现了与大多数德国人的本能反应相吻合的一种。
4. When Alfred Adler first postulated in 1908 that there existed an inborn instinct of aggression Freud argued against it.
   当艾尔弗雷德·阿德勒于1908年首次提出人生来就有攻击性本能的假设时，弗洛伊德对此表示反对。
5. When necessary, instinct is the most reliable resource you can fall back on.
   必要时，最保险的办法就是凭直觉判断。
6. He should have let his instinct guide him
   他本该相信他的直觉。
7. Then the pigeons flew into thick fog, and the famous homing instinct failed.
   然后鸽子飞进了浓雾中，其闻名的归巢本能丧失了。
8. The basis for training relies on the dog's natural instinct to hunt and retrieve
   训练是基于狗搜寻和衔回的天生本能。
9. He always knew what time it was, as if by instinct.
   他总能知道几点了，仿佛是出于本能。
10. Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land
    农民正在逐渐丢失经营土地的本领。
11. Irene is so incredibly musical and has a natural instinct to perform.
    艾琳有着极高的音乐天分和天生的表演才能。
12. I should've gone with my first instinct, which was not to do the interview
    我本该听从自己的第一反应，不接受这次采访的。
13. She hadn't followed her instinct and because of this Frank was dead.
    她没有听从自己心里的话，弗兰克因此死了。
14. There is scientific evidence to support our instinct that being surrounded by plants is good for health
    我们觉得周围植物环绕会有益健康，这种直觉有科学证据支持。
15. He seems so honest and genuine and my every instinct says he's not.
    他看起来这么老实诚恳，但我的全部直觉告诉我他一点都不。
16. He quit the sport when he realised he didn't have the killer instinct.
    当意识到自己缺乏好胜心后他放弃了运动员生涯。
17. She had little maternal instinct
    她缺乏母性。
18. Few ministers have the nous or the instinct required to understand the ramifications
    没有几个大臣具备理解这些后果所需要的理性或直觉。
19. The wish to impose order upon confusion is a kind of intellectual instinct
    想在混乱中理出头绪是一种知性本能。
20. Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.
    弗洛伊德曾假定我们所有人都有生存本能和死亡本能。
21. It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.
    逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
22. I blame myself and will never be able to trust my instinct again.
    我自责，而且今后再也不能相信自己的直觉了。
23. Gardiner is simply trusting to instinct and experience.
    加德纳完全凭直觉与经验。
24. She has an unerring instinct for people's weak spots.
    她能准确地把握他人的弱点。
25. All animals have an instinct to seek survival.
    动物都有求生的本能。
26. All living beings are endowed with an instinct for survival.
    生物都有求生存的本能。
27. Many birds have a remarkable homing instinct.
    很多鸟类具有了不起的返回原地的本能。
28. Lions have an instinct to hunt.
    狮子有猎食的本能。
29. This instinct is nurtured by our parents and teachers.
    这种本能是我们的家长和教师培养的。
30. His batting was instinct with confidence and courage.
    他的击球充满了信心和勇气。

noun

1. inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
   1. the spawning instinct in salmon
   2. altruistic instincts in social animals

   Synonym:    inherent aptitude