feel1 /fiːl/ ●●●S1W1 verb (past tensepst and past participleppfelt /felt/)
1feeling/emotion 感觉/情感 [linking verb, transitiveT]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC to experience a particular physical feeling or emotion 感受到,觉得,体会到
Do you still feel hungry?
你还觉得饿吗?
You can never tell what he’s feeling.
他的感受你永远说不准。
Stop exercising if you feel any pain.
要是感到疼痛就停止练习。
feel fine/good/comfortable etc
I’m feeling a little better today.
我今天觉得好一些了。
Marie immediately felt guilty.
玛丽当即感觉内疚。
feel as if/as though
When his dad left, he felt as though his world had turned upside-down.
爸爸离开后,他觉得自己的世界完全乱了套。
I felt like I’d really achieved something.
我感觉自己真的有所成就了。
2notice 注意到 [transitiveT not in progressive]NOTICE to notice something that is happening to you, especially something that is touching you 注意到,感受到
She felt his warm breath on her cheek.
她感觉到他温暖的气息拂在脸颊上。
The earthquake was felt as far south as San Diego.
向南直到圣迭戈都有震感。
feel somebody/something do something
She felt his arms go round her.
她感到他搂住了自己。
feel yourself doing something
I felt myself blushing.
我觉得自己脸红了。
3feel smooth/dry etc 觉得光滑/干燥等 [linking verb]FEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETC to give you a particular physical feeling, especially when you touch or hold something 感觉是,摸起来,手感是
feel smooth/cold/damp etc
Her hands felt rough.
她双手粗糙。
The house felt hot and stuffy.
房子里又热又闷。
feel as if/as though
My leg feels as if it’s broken.
我的一条腿好像断了似的。
It’s nice fabric – it feels like velvet.
面料不错——摸上去像丝绒。
4feel good/strange/exciting etc 觉得好/奇怪/兴奋等FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC [linking verb] if a situation, event etc feels good, strange etc, that is the emotion or feeling that it gives you 给人…感觉
After twenty years, seeing him again felt very strange.
20年后再见到他,我感觉很不自在。
feel ... to be/do something
It felt wonderful to be wearing clean clothes again.
又能穿上干净衣服,这感觉真好。
How does it feel to be 40?
40岁是什么感觉?
It’s been a year since her daughter died, but to her, it still feels like yesterday.
她女儿去世有一年了,但是对她来说,感觉还像是昨天。
5have an opinion 有想法 [transitiveT]THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT to have a particular opinion, especially one that is based on your feelings, not on facts 以为,认为〔尤指根据感觉而不是事实〕
feel (that)
Some of the parents felt the school wasn’t doing enough about bullying.
有些家长认为学校在解决校园欺凌的问题上做得不够。
feel about
How would you feel about working with Nicole for a while?
与妮科尔共事一段时间你觉得怎么样?
5The experience of rape can change how a woman feels about her body.
被强奸的经历会改变一个女性对自己身体的看法。
nWhat does your partner feel about all this?
feel sure/certain (=think that something is definitely true) 确信
8feel around/on/in etc something (for something)LOOK FORto search for something with your fingers 〔用手指〕在…摸索着(找某物)
She felt in her bag for a pencil.
她在袋子里摸索着找铅笔。
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feel around/on/in etc something (for something)• After she had put the phone down, she felt in a daze.• I returned to my book, the hot feeling in my face returned to its rightful place.• One of my reasons for becoming involved in Westland was that I felt in some respects that I owed them something.• She was not feeling in the least cheerful however when the taxi dropped her off at Ven's home.• She would understand; that was how he felt in the stores.• This feeling in turn hardens into lack of interest in work.• Whether you feel in any way responsibledepends on your viewpoint.
9feel the force/effects/benefits etc of somethingKNOW somethingto experience the good or bad results of something 感受到某事物的力量/影响/好处等
The local economy is beginning to feel the effects of the recession.
当地经济开始感受到经济萎缩带来的影响。
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feel the force/effects/benefits etc of something• Both say they now feel the effects ofalcohol far sooner than when they smoked.• This force is universal, that is, every particlefeels the force ofgravity, according to its mass or energy.• His body was slack, and as he grew colder and more tired, he felt the force of his will diminish.• When they speak, I feel the force ofhistorybearing down on me.• Kodak felt the effects of the anemicretailenvironment in December, the worstholiday shopping season since the 1991 recession.• The next hour passed amiably, by which time the two of them began to feel the effects of the day.• SouthernCalifornia residents will feel the benefits of the new fuel, rather than see them.• He feels the effects of the night before, of a beatstruck many times last night and last year.
10feel the need to do somethingKNOW somethingto believe that you need to do something 觉得需要做某事
Children who can talk to their parents feel less need to try drugs.
能够与父母交谈的孩子不大会起吸毒的念头。
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feel the need to do something• She had hoped that after so long here nomole would ever feel the need to ask her.• Some magazinesfeel the need to be controversial.• Adultplayers, by contrast, feel the need toequip themselves with the best.• They feel the need toinject young and hungrytalent into the bank's deliberations at the highest level.• She considered tracking them, but didn't feel the need to make any particular point of it.• Don't you feel the need topray?• Why he felt the need torecord these deaths he could not explain.• Nevertheless, I feel the need tounburden myself in print.
11feel your way
a)CAREFULto move carefully, with your hands out in front of you, because you cannot see properly 〔因看不清楚而伸出手来〕摸索前进
Silently, she felt her way across the room.
她一言不发地摸索着走到房间的另一头。
b)CAREFULto do things slowly and carefully, because you are not completely sure about a new situation 〔由于对新情况完全无把握而〕谨慎行事,摸索
feel your way towards
The European Union is still feeling its way towards common policies.
13I know (just/exactly) how you feelspokenKNOW something used to expresssympathy with someone or with a remark they have just made 我(十分)理解你的心情
I know how you feel, Mark, but maybe it’s better not to confront him.
我理解你的心情,马克,但是不跟他硬碰硬可能会更好。
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I know (just/exactly) how you feel• I have a suddenurge to touch her, to hold her, to tell her I know how she feels.• You ran a decentcampaign, John, and I know how it feels to lose.• I know how you feel about it ... You would rather wait - wait till we're married.• I knew how he felt about me -- a short blindboy who hatedleatherbasketballs.• I know how he feels about me!• I know how you feel, Doyle thought.• I know how you feel, they're all or nothing.
14not feel yourselfspokenILL to not feel as healthy or happy as usual 身体不舒服;心情不好
I don’t know what’s wrong. I just don’t feel quite myself.
我不知道怎么回事,就是觉得身体不是很舒服。
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not feel yourself• I just haven't been feeling myself lately.• He had not felt himself a part of what governments decided.• He had not felt himselfbound by their rules - basically, he hadn't felt himself.
15feel your ageFEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETCto realize that you are not as young or active as you used to be 感到老了
Looking at his grandson made him really feel his age.
看着孙子,他感觉自己真的老了。
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feel your age• The journey was the longest he had ridden for several years and he was feeling his age.• Treat your skin to Empathy and it will never feel its age.• By not feeling my age and by having energy and vigour.• However, she was beginning to feel her age and could not face an argument until it was unavoidable.• Other times you don't feel your age at all.• Unfortunately, this is just at the time when a woman is starting to feel her age, so is especially vulnerable.• Make me feel my age, tell you the truth!• You really start to feel you age when you spend time around these kids.
16feel the cold/heatFEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETCto suffer because of cold or hotweather 怕冷/热
Old people tend to feel the cold more.
老人往往更怕冷。
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feel the cold/heat• He got up and wobbled, wiping blindly at his wet face, not even feeling the cold.• He could feel the heat as he entered.• Meanwhile, several small fire districts in San Diego County are feeling the heat from Proposition 218.• I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes.• But this sector was the first to feel the heat of intensecompetition and spiralling development costs.• You can feel the coldwindswhipping across the barrenisland of Smuttynose as Maren relates her disturbing story.• He must have been feeling the heat with all that weight to carry about, but he looked quite cheerful and relaxed.
17feel a death/a loss etcFEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCto react very strongly to a bad event, especially someone’s death 对〔某人的〕死感到悲痛/对损失感到难过等
Susan felt her grandmother’s death more than the others.
对于祖母的去世,苏珊比谁都悲痛。
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feel a death/a loss etc• Subjects began to feel a loss of control of the course of their thinking.
nGRAMMAR: Linking verbs
Feel is a linking verb. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun:
She felt tired at the end of the day.
I feel such an idiot.
PHRASAL VERBS
18feel for somebodyphrasal verbphr vSYMPATHIZEto feel sympathy for someone 同情〔某人〕
At the Center, the other mothers know what it’s like, and they really feel for you.
在中心里,其他母亲都了解这种情况,她们非常同情你。
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feel for • And then there was nothing to do but stand up, and feel for a switch, and unpack.• In the spring of 1976 I decided to act on a need I had felt for a very long time.• And it was a strangefeeling for Lois when she saw Paul do just that and never look back.• I felt for the ceramic frog in the balletslipper.• Guilt and exhaustion is what she had felt for the next year.• He pulled out his upperright-handdeskdrawer and felt for the packet of bills.• My son didn't live more than a few hours, but I can feel for the parents of that little girl.• Walk around the Tor and on the footpaths of the surrounding levels to get a feel for this legend-full land.
19feel somebody ↔ outphrasal verbphr vAmerican EnglishAmE informalASK A QUESTIONto find out what someone’s opinions or feelings are, without asking them directly 探听…的意见
I thought I’d feel out some of my colleagues before the meeting.
我想在开会之前探听一下一些同事的意见。
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feel out• Because, quite honestly, she was feeling absolutely worn out.• Both Mark and Lulu giggled helplessly over that, and Diana smiled, but she was beginning to feel left out.• Not what you happen to feel like blurting out.• They tried to see she didn't feel left out but Jean is very shy and sensitive.• Though I was just seven, I did not feel left out in the discussionsgrown ups had.• I get a feeling of satisfaction out of it.• Two men feeling their way out on to the bridge.• If she really hadn't felt up to coming out she would surely have said?
20.feel somebody ↔ upphrasal verbphr v informalSYto touch someone sexually, without their permission 猥亵
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feel up• In addition, Lacan feels that taking up a position with respect to meaning structures is inextricably gender-linked.• The process of recording how you feel sets up an internaldialogue that can offer new insights into old difficulties.• I feel some one come up behind me.• The dog was almost to the railfence at the edge of the grounds when I felt somebody slip up behind me.• When you have a negativeperception about some one, that feeling ends upcreating a negative relation-ship between the two of you.• I lie in the meadow, or I kiss your child I draw on feeling banked up for that time.• Several times she felt almost caught up with the constantdemands for her attention.
21feel up to somethingphrasal verbphr v [usually in questions and negatives] informalto have the strength, energy etc to do something 觉得有精力做〔某事〕
I just didn’t feel up to going.
我就是没力气去。
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feel up to • He is scheduled to join the team in Calgary late today if his back is feeling up to it.
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feel• I felt a definitesense of danger and impending disaster.• The earthquake was felt as far south as Carpenteria.• And the increase in temperature will not be felt evenly.• It felt great to be up in the mountains.• He's feelingguilty for not writing her back.• I don't really feelhungry yet.• This time the other customers do not feel hungry.• I always felt I had the ability to become a reasonableactor.• In a way, his presence will continue to be felt in the department even after he is gone.• It felt kind of weird being back in school.• I felt like if I didn't speak up then, I would never do it.• But the feeling of justicerequires that the wrong be righted.• She felt okay last night, but she had a fever this morning.• Liz's parentsfeel she isn't old enough to leave home.• The clothes still feel slightly damp.• I felt someone was following me, but when I turned around, there was nobody there.• I feelsorry for her.• It is a common experience to feel that an author writes well without being able to say exactly why.• She felt that something else was going to happen and that it wouldn't be good.• I feel that we're just beginning to make progress, and that it would be wrong to stop now.• Doctor Wright felt the baby's stomach, checking that it was not hard.• To be sure, some investorsfeel the impact of a weakeryen on bonds may be limited.• This Secretary of State does not feel the need to go through such a consultation process.• "The flowers look so real - I can't believe they're silk, " she said, feeling the petals.• Just feel this material - it's so soft!• How does it feel to be home?• I felt very proud of her and read her the letter.• I think people felt we were aiming for this point, but we never had the opportunity to do it before.
feel somebody/something do something• Ann felt him brush against me and turned to face him.
feels like• At time it feels like a matter of survival against the elements, keeping your boatupright in a strong breeze.• She feels like a Ping-Pongball, bouncing between her boss and a woman she considers her friend.• But the whole thing feels like a retread.• It feels like a thoroughbred coupe.• It feels like an undergroundtunnel down there, the walls thick and heavy, the air damp and cool.• This is a young man's play, and it feels like one.• This feels like some one else's drama.• Her injuries have put her so much on the outside that she barely feels like this is her team.
it ... feels like• At time it feels like a matter of survival against the elements, keeping your boat upright in a strong breeze.• It feels like a miracle, because it means I am still alive inside and not dead after all!• It feels like an all-news network should: instant, informed, urgent without being hysterical.• It feels like an underground tunnel down there, the walls thick and heavy, the air damp and cool.• It feels like how being in love should be.• Now I know what it feels like to be a labrat.• I also know what it feels like to be in danger.• It feels likewitnessing a homage to the sun.
feel sure/certain• He did not make his pile opening bazaars you feel sure.• The only thing I felt certain about was that the master was in love with her.• People want to feel sure before they make the commitment.• Since my company was uncluttered by revenue, sales or even products I felt sure no one would be interested.• I feel sure that it is a better Bill than when it started.• You feel sure you are in touch with the salientaspects of the situation and that you have an important contribution to make.• I feel sure you can hear and understand me.
feel2 ●○○ noun
1IDEA[singular] a quality that something has that makes you feel or think a particular way about it 感觉
Despite their age, the photographs have a modern feel.
尽管年代久远,这些照片还是有一种现代的感觉。
feel about
The restaurant has a nice relaxed feel about it.
这家餐厅令人感到轻松自在。
2TOUCH[singular] the way that something feels when you touch it 触觉,手感
feel of
I like the feel of this cloth.
我喜欢这块布料的手感。
a soft feathery feel
羽毛般柔软的感觉
3have/get/give a feel for somethinginformalUNDERSTAND to have or develop an understanding of something and skill in doing it 对某事有天赋/培养做某事的技巧
exercises that give a child a feel for numbers
培养孩子数字感的练习
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have/get/give a feel for something• Any guilt she many have felt for the loss of her son did not affect her longevity.• I can get a rhythm, get a feel for the offense.• He was here to get a feel for the place.• Walk around the Tor and on the footpaths of the surrounding levels to get a feel for this legend-full land.• Whenever possible I devoured local newspapers, trying to get a feel for the politics and social conditions of each place.• Rather we get a feeling for the differences in the island societies through encounters with restaurantowners.• Did you get a feel for that with those conversations and the two extremes, the shot-gun versus the follow-up?• Playing the game itself is lots of fun, once you get a feel for the actual shot settings.
4[uncountableU] when you use your hands, body etc to feel something 摸,触摸SYN touch
by feel
She found the light switch by feel.
她摸到了电灯开关。
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feel• She is a born golfer and one who, like Laura Davies, plays almost entirely by feel.• One of the rooms in Sivitsa's school has a science-fiction feel.• Mostly through o-j-t, trial and error, gutfeel, and mistakes.• The heavy feel is produced by the thickenedrim.• The keyboard had a mushyfeel, which is characteristic of Toshibas.• It has a smooth, soft feel to the skin, is fully breathable, windproof and easycare.• The car has a sportyfeel to it.• The seats look good and have a sturdyfeel.• The movie has the feel of a big summerhit.• I love the feel of leather.• There was nothing Lucy liked more than the feel of fur against her skin.