2[countableC]INSTINCT an idea about what is true in a particular situation based on a feeling rather than facts 直觉感知,直觉知识
intuition (that)
He had an intuition there was trouble brewing.
他凭直觉感到要有麻烦了。
We should trust our intuitions.
我们应该相信自己的直觉。
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intuition• People had an intuition that something was not right.• She thought the baby would be a girl, and her intuition was correct.• Sometimes doctors have to base a diagnosis on intuition as much as on scientifictests.• Much of what doctors do is based largely on intuition.• women's intuition• If you think there's something wrong about the situation, you should trust your intuition.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF INTUITION | VERB + INTUITION | INTUITION + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤female, feminine, woman's, women's女性的直覺;女人的直覺◇Her feminine intuition told her that he was unhappy.女性的直覺告訴她他不快樂。➤moral (philosophy哲學) 道德直覺◇There is a moral intuition that the better-off should give to the worse-off.道德直覺認為富人應當對窮人有所給予。➤pure純粹的直覺◇Most business decisions are guided by pure intuition.絕大多數商業決策純粹都是根據直覺作出的。... OF INTUITION➤flash直覺閃現◇It came upon him in a flash of intuition.他忽然有種直覺,然後就想到了一個主意。VERB + INTUITION➤have有直覺◇She had an intuition that her mother wasn't very well.她有種直覺,覺得母親身體不太好。➤rely on, trust, use依賴/相信/運用直覺◇She learned to trust her intuitions about other people's motives.她學會了相信自己對於他人動機的直覺。INTUITION + VERB➤suggest sth, tell sb sth直覺暗示⋯/告訴某人⋯◇Intuition told me we were going in the wrong direction.直覺告訴我,我們走錯方向了。PREPOSITION➤by intuition憑直覺◇By intuition, he sensed what was wrong.他憑直覺發現了問題所在。➤intuition about關於⋯的直覺◇an intuition about where to find wild strawberries到哪裏能找到野生草莓的直覺➤intuition behind⋯背後的直覺◇the intuition behind her theory她的理論背後的直覺