1anger/sadness/joy etc 憤怒/悲傷/快樂等 [countableC]FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETC an emotion that you feel, such as anger, sadness, or happiness 感覺,感觸
Knowing we'd won was a wonderful feeling.
得知我們赢了,感覺真好。
feeling of
a terrible feeling of guilt
深深的負罪感
2WAY SB THINKS/FEELS 某人思維/感覺的方式feelings[plural] someone’s feelings are their thoughts, emotions, and attitudes 感情,情感
He’s considerate of other people’s feelings.
他很顧及他人的感情。
3opinion 看法 [countableC]THINK/HAVE THE OPINION THAT a belief or opinion about something, especially one that is influenced by your emotions 看法,態度,意見
My personal feeling is that not enough has been done.
我個人的意見是做得不夠。
feeling on
She has strong feelings on the issue of abortion.
她對於堕胎問題的意見很強烈。
feeling about
a survey on people’s feelings about the candidates
關於民衆對於候選人態度的調查
His gut feeling (=opinion based on emotion) was that Burns was probably guilty.
他憑直覺感到伯恩斯可能有罪。
I had this funny feeling (=not easily explained) that something was wrong.
我莫名地感到有些不對勁。
4have/get the feeling (that)KNOW somethingto think that something is probably true, or will probably happen 有某種感覺,感到(…)
have/get the feeling (that) (that)
Leslie suddenly got the feeling that somebody was watching her.
萊斯莉突然感覺到有人在監視她。
He had a sneaking feeling (=a slight feeling that something is true, without being sure) that they were laughing at him.
他隐隐覺得他們在嘲笑他。
Gary had a sinking feeling (=had a sudden bad feeling that something was true) that he was making a mistake.
加裏突然心情一沉,覺得自己弄錯了。
have/get the feeling (that) about
I have a good feeling about this. I think it’s going to work.
我對此很樂觀,我覺得會奏效的。
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good feeling• It gives us a good feeling about ourselves and the world around us.• A good feeling to be away from it.• Malespeaker It's no good feelingbitter.It's not the government's fault.• Actually, his term began with an era of good feeling.• On the first morning, a Saturday, Reagan and Gorbachev greeted each other amiably and with every indication of good feeling.• Problem relief leads to positivegood feelings for your whole body.• It was a prettygood feeling, even not knowing what I was going to do in life now.• Enjoy the good feelings you get.
5general attitude 普遍態度 [uncountableU]ATTITUDE a generalattitude among a group of people about a subject 〔一群人對某一問題的〕普遍情緒
the anti-American feeling in the region
該地區的反美情緒
feeling against/in favour of
Johnson underestimated the strength of public feeling against the war.
約翰遜低估了公衆反戰情緒的強烈程度。
the depth of feeling against nuclear weapons
反對核武器的強烈情緒
6heat/cold/pain etc 熱/冷/痛等 [countableC]FEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETC something that you feel in your body, such as heat, cold, tiredness etc 〔身體上的〕感覺
I keep getting this funny feeling (=a strange feeling) in my neck.
我的脖子一直有這種奇怪的感覺。
feeling of
feelings of dizziness
眩暈感
7ability to feel 感知能力 [uncountableU]FEEL HOT/COLD/TIRED ETC the ability to feel pain, heat etc in part of your body 〔身體部位疼痛、發熱等的〕感覺,知覺
Harry had lost all feeling in his toes.
哈裏的腳趾已經完全沒感覺了。
8effect of a place/book etc 地方/書籍等給人的影響 [singular]EFFECT/INFLUENCE the effect that a place, book, film etc has on people and the way it makes them feel 〔地方、書籍、電影等給人的〕感覺
feeling of
the town’s strong feeling of history
該鎮厚重的歷史感
It gives a feeling of eating outdoors, without having to worry about being rained on.
它讓人感覺是在戶外進餐,又不必擔心被雨淋。
9I know the feelingspokenUNDERSTAND said when you understand how someone feels because you have had the same experience 我理解你的感受
‘It’s so embarrassing when you can’t remember someone’s name.’ ‘I know the feeling.’
“記不起别人的名字真是尴尬。”“我理解那種感受。”
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I know the feeling• "She makes me so mad I could scream!" "I know the feeling."
10the feeling is mutualspoken said when you have the same feeling about someone as they have towards you 對方感覺也一樣
My dad hated my boyfriend, and the feeling was mutual.
我爸爸反感我男朋友,我男朋友也討厭我爸爸。
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the feeling is mutual• Well, if Dave doesn't want to play with me, then the feeling is mutual.
The changes have caused a lot of ill feeling among the workforce.
這些變革引起了職工的強烈不滿。
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bad/ill feeling• There have been bad feelings between area residents and police.• It's got bad feelings for me, this room.• I have bad feelings for the smugglers, though.• Even though Amelia participated so little in school activities, she harbored no ill feelings toward Hyde Park.• Jane Blasio harbors no ill feelings toward Hicks.• There is no bad feeling between us.• It was the start of bad feeling between the two.• I figure there had to be some bad feeling.• I got a very bad feeling as we pitched into the bathroom and-fumbled for the mouthwash.
12with feelingEMOTIONALin a way that shows you feel very angry, happy etc 情緒激動地;充滿感情地
Chang spoke with great feeling about the injustices of the regime.
張情緒激動地講述該政權的種種不公。
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with feeling• Baktiar spoke of Iranwith deep feeling.• I want you to sing it once more, this time with feeling.• She writes with great feeling about the fate of the refugees, having been a refugee herself in the last year.
13a feeling for something
a)CANan ability to do something or understand a subject, which you get from experience 對某事的感覺[領悟力]
an orchestra that has always shown a special feeling for Brahms’ music
對勃拉姆斯的音樂素來有獨到領悟的一支管弦樂隊
b)CANa natural ability to do something 做某事的天分[天賦]SYN talent
He has a natural feeling for mathematical ideas.
他對數學概念有天生的感覺。
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a feeling for something• Singer's religion is also a feeling for the power of the community to censure and reject.• Firstly, look at a few maps of zodiacs already published to get a feeling for them.• Rather we get a feeling for the differences in the island societies through encounters with restaurantowners.• And yet he had a feeling for her.• Fat Vince has a feeling for me also, I reckon.• Blues singers do well in Ireland, as Celts have a feeling forNegro music.• You have a feeling for these people.• Individuals should enjoy themselves, but also keep a feeling for the collectivity.
14emotions not thought 感情而非思想 [uncountableU]EMOTIONAL a way of reacting to things using your emotions, instead of thinking about them carefully 〔對事物的〕感覺
The Romantic writers valued feeling above all else.
nI know you find it embarrassing to show your feelings.
express your feelings (also put your feelings into words) (=tell other people what you are feeling or thinking) 表達感情, 透露想法
nChildren sometimes find it difficult to put their feelings into words.
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have mixed feelings (=have both positive and negative feelings) 喜憂參半
Her parents had mixed feelings about the marriage.
她父母對這樁婚姻喜憂參半。
feelings are running high (=people have strong feelings, especially of anger) 群情激憤
nIt was the last game of the season, and feelings were running high.
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feeling• Her descriptionsevoke a feeling of America as it is for new immigrants.• Regularexercise gives a feeling of accomplishment.• He had a feeling that she was deliberately avoiding him - that she feared to be alone with him.• My fiancé's friends are planning a bachelor party for him, and I have a feeling something awful is going to happen.• It's not very painful, just a feeling of discomfort.• Malespeaker There's a feeling of guilt soon after.• As I walked down the front steps for the last time, a feeling of elationswept over me.• I had a funnyfeeling that we would meet again• One symptom of this illness is a general feeling of ill-health and tiredness.• It's always a great feeling to win a game at home.• Her gutfeeling was that he was lying.• After less than a week away, he began to have feelings of homesickness.• It wasn't his fault that she had discovered her feelings were more than just desire.• Suddenly aware that the afternoonsun had cooled, she shivered, an inexplicablefeeling of depressionengulfing her.• She has no feeling in her legs.• My personalfeeling is that most voters just don't care.• This gives me a strangefeeling of relief.• Again one has the feeling that he speaks of himself when he speaks of her.• Many men find it hard to express their feelings.• When he woke up, he was aware of a tightfeeling in his chest.• It was a wonderfulfeeling to be home again.
feeling of• Exercise gives a feeling of accomplishment.• The group of women talk about their feelings ofshame and anger.
gut feeling• I had a gut feeling Eric was the right man for us and good value at the price.• I have a gut feeling that the old partnerships between nature and culture have momentarily slipped out of our reach.• Intuitive A gut feelingbased on superficialunderstanding and emotionalpreference.• We worked on gut feeling and it was very difficult to control and manage all the development work because of the technology involved.• He says this to Eddie, who doesn't exactly deny the lawyer's gut feeling.• We just had this gut feeling it was going to be heavy.• Your gut feelings have gotten you this far; trust them.