instinctive

英 [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv]

美 [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv]

adj.  本能的; 直觉的; 天生的

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Collins.2 / BNC.8715 / COCA.14454

牛津词典

adj.

• 本能的；直觉的；天生的
  based on instinct , not thought or training
  1. instinctive knowledge
     本能的知识
  2. She's an instinctive player.
     她是个天生的运动员。
  3. My instinctive reaction was to deny everything.
     我的本能反应是否认一切。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 本能的;天性的;直觉的
  Aninstinctivefeeling, idea, or action is one that you have or do without thinking or reasoning.
  1. It's an absolutely instinctive reaction—if a child falls you pick it up...
     这完全是本能的反应——如果一个孩子摔倒了你会把他扶起来。
  2. Ms Senatorova showed an instinctive feel for market economics.
     谢纳托罗娃女士对市场经济学有一种天生的敏感。

英英释义

adj

• unthinking
  1. a cat's natural aversion to water
  2. offering to help was as instinctive as breathing
  Synonym:natural

双语例句

• God himself has placed in the human heart an instinctive tendency to live in peace and harmony.
  神赋给人心生活在和平与和谐中的本能倾向。
• My dislike of him was instinctive.
  我对虚荣的厌恶是与生俱来的。
• My instinctive measure of a society is how closely it resembles South African apartheid.
  我衡量一个社会时，本能上会看其与南非种族隔离制度的相近程度。
• Our instinctive reaction when someone causes us pain is to strike back
  当被别人弄疼时我们本能的反应是反击。
• Unlike these more complex feelings, fear is instinctive, they say, and requires no conscious thought.
  他们说，恐惧不同于这些更为复杂的情感，恐惧是天生的，不需要有意识的思维。
• Instinctive deference to authority, paternalism and reluctance to cause others to lose face inhibit overt challenge and criticism.
  对权威出自本能的顺从、家长作风以及不愿让别人丢脸的心态，抑制了公然的挑战与批评。
• Ms Senatorova showed an instinctive feel for market economics.
  谢纳托罗娃女士对市场经济学有一种天生的敏感。
• Most people believe that they are a reasonable judge of character and trust their instinctive feelings.
  大多数人相信他们是合理判断人的性格，相信他们本能的感觉。
• Accept that you have an inborn, instinctive style of action.
  承认自己有一个与生俱来的、本能的行为风格。
• I have an instinctive distrust of authority.
  我天生不信任当权者。