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单词 sense
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sense
(sens )
Word forms: senses , sensing , sensed
1. countable noun B2
Your senses are the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste.
She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses.
...a keen sense of smell. [+ of]
Synonyms: faculty, perception, sensation, feeling  
2.  See also sixth sense
3. verb B1+
If you sense something, you become aware of it or you realize it, although it is not very obvious.
She probably sensed that I wasn't telling her the whole story. [VERB that]
He looks about him, sensing danger. [VERB noun]
Prost had sensed what might happen. [VERB wh]
Synonyms: perceive, feel, understand, notice  
4. singular noun [NOUN that] B1+
If you have a sense that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you may not have firm, clear evidence for this belief.
Suddenly you got this sense that people were drawing themselves away from each other.
There is no sense of urgency on either side. [+ of]
Synonyms: feeling, impression, perception, awareness  
5.  See also sense of occasion
6. singular noun B1+
If you have a sense of guilt or relief, for example, you feel guilty or relieved.
When your child is struggling for life, you feel this overwhelming sense of guilt. [+ of]
Lulled into a false sense of security, we eagerly awaited their return.
7. singular noun B2
If you have a sense of something such as duty or justice, you are aware of it and believe it is important.
My sense of justice was offended.
We must keep a sense of proportion about all this. [+ of]
She needs to regain a sense of her own worth. [+ of]
8. singular noun [oft noun NOUN] B2
Someone who has a sense of timing or style has a natural ability with regard to timing or style. You can also say that someone has a bad sense of timing or style.
He has an impeccable sense of timing. [+ of]
Her dress sense is appalling.
...his astute business sense.
Synonyms: understanding, awareness, appreciation, comprehension  
9.  See also sense of humour
10. uncountable noun B2
Sense is the ability to make good judgments and to behave sensibly.
...when he was younger and had a bit more sense.
When that doesn't work they sometimes have the sense to seek help.
And I'll buzz over to talk some sense into old Ocker.
Synonyms: intelligence, reason, understanding, brains [informal]  
11.  See also common sense
12. singular noun [with neg, N in v-ing] B2
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. [+ in]
There's little sense in trying to outspend a competitor with a much larger service factory.
Synonyms: point, good, use, reason  
13. countable noun B2
A sense of a word or expression is one of its possible meanings.
...a noun which has two senses.
Then she remembered that they had no mind in any real sense of that word. [+ of]
Synonyms: meaning, definition, interpretation, significance  
14. in a sense phrase
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.
In one sense, the fact that few new commercial buildings can be financed does not matter.
He's not the leader in a political sense.
Though his background was modest, it was in no sense deprived.
15. make sense phrase B2
If something makes sense, you can understand it.
He was sitting there saying, 'Yes, the figures make sense.'
It all makes sense now.
Synonyms: be clear, be understood, come together, have meaning  
16. make sense of sth phrase B2
When you make sense of something, you succeed in understanding it.
Provided you didn't try to make sense of it, it sounded beautiful.
This is to help her make sense of past experiences.
17. make sense phrase B2
If a course of action makes sense, it seems sensible.
It makes sense to look after yourself.
The project should be re-appraised to see whether it made sound economic sense.
They all said 'This is crazy, this makes no sense'.
18. come to one's senses/bring sb to their senses phrase
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.
May her death bring these people to their senses.
19. have taken leave of one's senses phrase
If you say that someone seems to have taken leave of their senses, you mean that they have done or said something very foolish. [old-fashioned]
They looked at me as if I had taken leave of my senses.
20. talk sense phrase
If you say that someone talks sense, you mean that what they say is sensible.
21. have a sense that/get a sense that phrase
If you have a sense that something is true or get a sense that something is true, you think that it is true. [mainly spoken]
Do you have the sense that you are loved by the public?
I get a sense that people are feeling better about themselves.
22. to see sense phrase
If you try to make someone see sense or see reason, you try to make them realize that they are wrong or are being stupid.
He was hopeful that by sitting together they could both see sense and live as good neighbours.
He tried again to get her to see reason.
Collocations:
collective sense
And one of the most surprising things is that this collective sense of wellbeing comes from a workforce of more than 500 people spread around 30 UK locations.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There's a collective sense that anyone can be an actor if they tried.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The collective sense of frustration towards the statutory services is palpable.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
great sense
I know I am doing well and I feel a great sense of pleasure about my newly gained freedom.
POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but were afraid to put into practice (2001)
There's also a great sense of freedom in my job.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She had a great sense of style.
Into Africa - a social history of the East African Safari (1989)
perfect sense
It makes perfect sense.
The Sun (2009)
It sounds a bit off the wall, but it makes perfect sense when you think about it.
The Sun (2013)
And yet it all seemed to make perfect sense.
Fools Rush In - A Call to Christian Clowning (1993)
real sense
There is a real sense we want to go out and show the best team in the world what we can do.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There's a real sense of momentum about the business.
The Sun (2011)
There was a real sense of intimacy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
sense a change
If they sense a change of angle or temperature, they will send a tweet or an email to your mobile phone.
Times, Sunday Times
Once in a while, you sense a change in the cultural atmosphere.
Times, Sunday Times
It was in no sense a change of position.
Times, Sunday Times
Moreover, he may now sense a change in the general attitude to his plight.
Times, Sunday Times
Old friends may thaw once they sense the change in you, but also widen your social life to meet new people.
The Sun
sense a need
But if the words are said with love, by this point in a sermon many will sense their need.
Christianity Today
Whenever we sense a need to cut back, we do so without feeling guilty.
Christianity Today
Minds open only when their owners sense a need to open them.
Christianity Today
sense of shame
My sense of shame and guilt worsened.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There is no sense of shame, no moral guilt, no proper consideration of its insidious impact on the wider integrity of the sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
) But a sense of shame had surrounded the memory of Veronica -- obscurely he knew, or sensed, he had acted shabbily.
Salley Vickers INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3 (2002)
He felt a sudden sense of shame, as though he were watching some private, sacramental act.
Miller, Sue FAMILY PICTURES (1990)
sense of smell
Week 1 Puppies are born blind and deaf and with a limited sense of smell.
The Sun (2016)
They can also detect low blood pressure and predict seizures, thanks to their acute sense of smell.
The Sun (2014)
He knew that although the snowy owl has the most far-seeing eyes of any animal, his sense of smell is poor.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD
Dogs of course have a much keener sense of smell than we do, so it can't be too bad.
The Sun (2011)
Nerve fibres involved in the sense of smell are continually being damaged by pollutants and infection.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
sense of superiority
Perhaps the cunning plan was to ensure that the visiting team did not gain a sense of superiority.
Times, Sunday Times
It can breed confidence, a sense of superiority and invincibility even.
Times, Sunday Times
It diffuses any sense of superiority or competition.
Christianity Today
Most people, rightly conscious of the many problems that accompany an inventive technological culture, don't affect a sense of superiority.
The Times Literary Supplement
I love the sense of superiority it gives me.
Christianity Today
sense of taste
PEOPLE who take anti-depressants can see their sense of taste improved.
The Sun (2014)
ONE of the things that is most depressing and disturbing about this whole green thing is that they seem to have no sense of taste at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Much of this is to do with failing eyesight and a diminishing sense of taste and smell.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Its own biological parts could survive on a puree of nutrients, but then it didn't have a " hindbrain " or a sense of taste the way she did.
S.M. Stirling T2: INFILTRATOR (2001)
I stopped being able to produce saliva and my sense of taste disappeared.
The Sun (2013)
sense of timing
Captain Smollett had eyes in the back of his head and a sense of timing that was extrasensory.
Elliott, Sumner Locke FAIRYLAND (1990)
And so is an impeccable sense of timing.
The Sun (2011)
To these qualities he added cunning and a sense of timing in political intrigue.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
If he managed to get out of that industry before a crisis, his opportune sense of timing seems unlikely to hold this time.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We found there a really great actor with a wonderful sense of timing.
The Sun (2015)
sense of touch
It's a process called adaptation and is not just product of our sense of touch.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That is the only contact his sense of touch has with the rest of humanity.
Christianity Today (2000)
We have lost all wisdom, all sense of touch or smell or fear or recognition.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
sense of unease
There is a deep sense of unease about the future.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
It was more a niggling sense of unease.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A deep sense of unease was felt across much of the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
So why the sense of unease?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
sense of unity
The insouciance, indifference and prejudice that the leader refers to is a compound subject governed by a sense of unity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
So, too, will a sense of unity and solidarity.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You can also see that he echoes particular colours throughout the various elements of a composition to give it a sense of unity.
Bulgin, Sally Acrylics Masterclass (1994)
My task as acting leader is to secure a sense of unity and purpose.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
sense of urgency
Pace yourself: eschew freneticism and any sense of urgency.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They ' created an artificial sense of urgency' to shoehorn him into the unadvertised role, the report said.
The Sun (2018)
But our cumbersome planning system means that the scale of the task has yet to transmit itself into any sense of urgency.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Where is the sense of urgency needed to resolve the crisis in Syria?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The towering conviction and sense of urgency in her performance seem undiminished by the passing of the years.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
sense of well-being
Your sense of well-being and vitality will therefore depend partly on the time of day.
Paul Martin MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005)
This sense of well-being is carried on into marriage where husband replaces father.
Turner, Janine Behind Closed Doors - advice for families with violence in the home (1988)
These give you a feeling of happiness and positively affect your overall sense of well-being.
The Sun (2011)
The scenery adds to the general sense of well-being.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My sense of well-being at its nadir.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
sense of wonder
There's a childlike sense of wonder and exploration to these songs.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The responsibilities of being an adult mean that we can lose our childlike sense of wonder and possibility.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The play is packed with quirky touches and droll parallels and, at its best, exudes a sense of wonder and mystery.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The music certainly evokes his sense of wonder at teeming natural worlds observed for the first time.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But the book is also infused with his very unscientific sense of wonder at those things about nature that are still unknown.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
sense trouble
He can sense trouble and intervene before it's too late.
The Sun
I sense trouble ahead for management consultants.
Times, Sunday Times
Willow thinks it's because he can sense trouble.
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If they sense trouble, they spit ink towards the instigator.
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They sensed trouble developing, called it early, loudly and successfully.
Times, Sunday Times
sense weakness
Every time that he makes another concession, failing to draw a line in the sand, his backbenchers sense weakness and are emboldened to push further.
Times, Sunday Times
By operating from a motivation of fear, they sow the seeds of rebellion, which erupt only when the people sense weakness.
Christianity Today
If they sense weakness, they will be onto you.
Times, Sunday Times
One after another, shadow ministers sensed weakness and refused to serve unless they were allowed to speak their minds.
Times, Sunday Times
Unfortunately they have sensed weakness in too many parts of the cities.
Times, Sunday Times
shared sense
We have discovered our shared sense of joy again.
Times, Sunday Times
Their shared sense of humour has helped keep them young in mind.
The Sun
A shared sense of awkwardness seemed to help.
Times, Sunday Times
Working towards a goal will give you a shared sense of purpose.
Times,Sunday Times
It clarifies who owns what and can create a shared sense of ownership, responsibility, and excitement about ministry.
Christianity Today
sharpen the senses
All it did was sharpen my sense of injustice.
Times, Sunday Times
The publication of the manifestos sharpened the sense that we are witnessing the slow-motion collapse of the-two party system.
Times, Sunday Times
This increase in adrenal output raises the physical strength and endurance levels of the person and sharpens their senses, while dulling the sensation of pain.
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strict sense
A strict sense of discipline was instilled, with players addressed by their surnames and a stony silence at the rigorously observed meal times.
Times, Sunday Times
He means 'techno' in the strict sense of throbbing instrumental dance music, linear in pattern and low on melody.
Times, Sunday Times
Were the effects on them mainly moral rather than intellectual in any strict sense?
The Times Literary Supplement
She was not a classical dancer in the strict sense of the term.
Times, Sunday Times
Despite his ego, he has a strict sense of justice.
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strong sense
Without exception, all the medics I know decided on that career choice because of a strong sense of vocation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The self-confidence born from a strong sense of control goes hand in hand with competence.
MAKING HAPPY PEOPLE (2005)
From a very early age she had a strong sense of peace and justice.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
tremendous sense
When the group finally appeared there was a tremendous sense of excitement and release.
Times, Sunday Times
It has also brought me a tremendous sense of joy and peace.
Christianity Today
When you get that moment, there's always a tremendous sense of calm.
Times, Sunday Times
There was spray everywhere, lots of yelling and a tremendous sense of speed.
Times, Sunday Times
In addition, it gave a tremendous sense of hope as the author came through to victory.
Christianity Today
usual sense
His brain damage was irreparable, so he was not her patient in the usual sense.
Times, Sunday Times
It ensured that the usual sense of injustice that follows these contests, in the case of the defeated manager, was at least partly merited.
Times, Sunday Times
I'm not sure they are friends in the usual sense, though, the way they constantly watch each other's times 'and stuff' when they're training.
Times, Sunday Times
They don't require any 'evidence' in the usual sense at all to reach their conclusions.
Times, Sunday Times
He didn't engineer hardware, or programme software, or even manage a business in the usual sense.
Times, Sunday Times
vague sense
I had always had this vague sense that one day I would be a writer.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Many will admit to a vague sense of guilt at losing the ability to cook, clean or fill the car with petrol.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Come with a vague sense of identity; leave with a deeper sense of self.
WALKING THE BIBLE (2001)
Translations:
Chinese: 感觉
Japanese: 感覚
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