单词 | instinctive |
释义 | instinctive (ɪnstɪŋktɪv ) adjective An instinctive feeling, idea, or action is one that you have or do without thinking or reasoning. It's an absolutely instinctive reaction–if a child falls you pick it up. Synonyms: natural, inborn, automatic, unconscious instinctively adverb [ADVERB with verb] Jane instinctively knew all was not well with her 10-month-old son. Synonyms: intuitively, naturally, automatically, without thinking Collocations: instinctive ability He had an instinctive ability to see a pose in three dimensions. Times, Sunday Times In the art world one hears talk of people who have 'the eye', an instinctive ability to spot what's good. The Times Literary Supplement His strengths were an instinctive ability to lead and train his men, and his moral authority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It puts unnatural stress on blood vessels and my instinctive feeling as a medic is that it can't be healthy. The Sun (2015) His playing was elegant in the extreme, and his musicality and instinctive feeling for the idiom was beyond question. Times, Sunday Times (2012) You've got an instinctive feeling that things will go well for you. The Sun (2015) Young people, with their instinctive grasp of technology, understand privacy controls, she says. Times, Sunday Times But his instinctive grasp of domestic politics has made him a formidable, if controversial, political opponent. Globe and Mail He had an instinctive grasp of public relations, and was quick to dissociate himself from failure. Times, Sunday Times Compared to wizards, sorcerers' instinctive grasp of magic has more flexibility within the moment but less versatility overall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He's an instinctive player who could go all the way. The Sun For several years, he has been in the doldrums and being an instinctive player was unable to work out why or how to arrest his decline. Times, Sunday Times An instinctive player with good hands and a strong throwing arm, she also was capable of playing well all three outfield positions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Do they have sufficient instinctive players to amalgamate speed and strength? Times, Sunday Times There's a brilliant anecdote to explain this instinctive response. Times, Sunday Times The researchers conclude that the instinctive response was over-ridden by a scientific, reasoned response if participants had time to reflect. Times, Sunday Times So he would prefer a purely emotional, instinctive response to the work rather than any searching for themes and insights? Times, Sunday Times My instinctive response was to plant them. Times, Sunday Times The instinctive response almost always follows. Times, Sunday Times As we grow older, we lose our innocence and instinctive sense of divinity. Times, Sunday Times He had tremendous energy, commanded great eloquence and organizational power, coupled with an instinctive sense of the practicable, eschewing any hint of revolutionary fervour. The Times Literary Supplement Both depend on an instinctive sense of a social contract. Times, Sunday Times However, ballerinas adored dancing with him because of his instinctive sense of exactly where to place them. Times, Sunday Times He was a first-class monetary economist with an instinctive sense of how markets worked. Times, Sunday Times Because you've an instinctive understanding of others, you rarely judge anybody. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It's a strange, instinctive understanding of human behaviour that can be quite manipulative. Times, Sunday Times (2010) No sign has a more instinctive understanding of what makes others tick than Aquarius. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We have a little bit of an instinctive understanding. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But the chefs have an instinctive understanding of stimulating all five senses. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Translations: Chinese: 本能的 Japanese: 本能的な |
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