N-SING 好处;意义 If you say that there is no sense or little sense in doing something, you mean that it is not a sensible thing to do because nothing useful would be gained by doing it.
There's no sense in pretending this doesn't happen... 假装这件事没有发生毫无意义。
There's little sense in trying to outspend a competitor with a much larger service factory. 试图比竞争对手花更多的钱建一个大得多的维修厂没有什么意义。
N-COUNT (词语、表达的)意思,含义,意义 A sense of a word or expression is one of its possible meanings.
...a noun which has two senses... 有两个意思的名词
Then she remembered that they had no mind in any real sense of that word. 然后她想起来他们对那个词的真正意思一无所知。
PHRASE 从某种意义上说/总的来说。 Sense is used in several expressions to indicate how true your statement is. For example, if you say that something is true in a sense, you mean that it is partly true, or true in one way. If you say that something is true in a general sense, you mean that it is true in a general way.
In a sense, both were right... 从某种意义上来说,两者都对。
In one sense, the fact that few new commercial buildings can be financed does not matter... 从某种意义上说,只有少数新建商业大厦可以融到资金的情况其实并不重要。
He's not the leader in a political sense... 他并不是政治意义上的领导者。
Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived. 尽管他家境一般,但也并不贫穷。
PHRASE 可以理解;讲得通 If something makes sense, you can understand it.
He was sitting there saying, 'Yes, the figures make sense.' 他坐在那儿说:“是的,这些数字可以理解。”
It all makes sense now. 现在就都讲得通了。
PHRASE 理解;弄懂 When you make sense of something, you succeed in understanding it.
Provided you didn't try to make sense of it, it sounded beautiful... 只要不非得弄懂它的意思,它听上去还是很美的。
This is to help her to come to terms with her early upbringing and make sense of past experiences. 这旨在帮助她认可自己早先所受的教育,并让她了解自己过去的经历。
PHRASE (行为方式)有道理,合乎情理 If a course of action makes sense, it seems sensible.
It makes sense to look after yourself... 自己应该照顾自己。
The project should be reappraised to see whether it made sound economic sense... 该项目应重新评估,以确定其是否可以产生良好的经济效益。
They all said 'This is crazy, this makes no sense'. 他们都说“这太不靠谱了,一点儿都不明智”。
PHRASE 恢复理性;清醒过来;醒悟过来 If you say that someone has come to their senses or has been brought to their senses, you mean that they have stopped being foolish and are being sensible again.
Eventually the world will come to its senses and get rid of them... 最终这世界会清醒过来,将它们全部丢弃。
May her death bring these people to their senses. 但愿她的死能让这些人醒悟。
PHRASE 发疯;失去理智;精神失常 If you say that someone seems to have taken leave of their senses, you mean that they have done or said something very foolish.
They looked at me as if I had taken leave of my senses. 他们看着我,就像我已经疯了一样。
说得有理 If you say that someone talks sense, you mean that what they say is sensible.
PHRASE 认为;觉得 If you have a sense that something is true or get a sense that something is true, you think that it is true.
Do you have the sense that you are loved by the public? 你认为自己深受民众喜爱吗?
I get a sense that people are feeling better about themselves. 我觉得现在人们的自我感觉更好了。