| 单词 | sense of direction |
| 释义 | > as lemmassense of direction sense of direction n. (a) an intuitive ability to determine in which direction one should move or travel in order to reach a particular destination; (also) an accurate impression of the direction in which one should move or travel; (b) a clear idea of one's goals or ambitions, or the means of achieving them. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > state of awareness > of particular things consciencec1384 sense1555 self-perception1666 sense of direction1836 aliveness1870 self-awareness1876 autoscopy1903 1836 London Med. Gaz. 28 May 340/1 The difficulty is, to conceive..what the sense of direction is which [the animal]..uses. 1883 Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 208 Suppose a flock of birds have started on one of their migratory excursions, guided mainly by this sense of direction. 1912 R. Connor Corporal Cameron iii. i. 316 For a moment or two he lost all sense of direction, all thought of advance. 1963 J. H. Miller Disappearance of God ii. 25 He can find nothing within himself or without which gives him a goal or a sense of direction. 1985 I. Murdoch Good Apprentice ii. 282 Harry, who prided himself on his sense of direction, was reduced to driving at random looking for signposts. 2005 Independent 1 Nov. 38/5 I dated several guys who were thirtysomething, living at home and floating along with no sense of direction. < as lemmas |
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