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单词 second nature
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Definition of second nature in English:

second nature

noun
mass noun
  • A tendency or habit that has become characteristic or instinctive.

    deceit was becoming second nature to her
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The inescapable conclusion was that, by the time the better players graduated to senior level, it would all be second nature to them.
    • He loved the trout and salmon fishing which was second nature to him.
    • Now she's studying him carefully, locking his face into her mind in an exercise which is already becoming second nature.
    • The written word, he said, was like second nature to man and it would always have some followers in some corner of the earth.
    • By then it seems second nature to be on two wheels again.
    • Make it second nature for someone who is overweight to blame the restaurant that served him fries.
    • This kind of sophisticated obfuscation comes as second nature to Republicans these days.
    • Sleeping through a rugby match comes as second nature to me.
    • Until you get used to people's disabilities and you realise it's second nature to them, it can be difficult and you can feel awkward.
    • By introducing new more healthy ways of eating while her children are still young, she hopes it will become second nature to them.
    • If you commit to healthy eating habits, they will soon become second nature.
    • These characteristics must become second nature for West Indies cricketers at all levels.
    • As in other favourite Asian destinations, such as Thailand and Bali, hospitality and good humour are second nature.
    • I actually make lists of things she likes done and try to commit them to memory because none of it is second nature to me.
    • And despite making his living out of this for many years, Gary says it's still not second nature.
    • Being one step ahead is second nature to Richard Smith after starting secondary school at the age of 10.
    • Fast-paced music seems to be second nature to this new generation composer.
    • Director Yurek Bogayevicz has made three films in the U.S., so compromise is by now second nature.
    • Although I'm sure it becomes second nature eventually, I found it over sensitive, making it awkward to aim.
    • Teaching came as second nature to Mrs. Higgins: to her it was a vocation, not merely a profession.
 
 

Definition of second nature in US English:

second nature

nounsəˈkɑnd
  • A characteristic or habit in someone that appears to be instinctive because that person has behaved in a particular way so often.

    deceit was becoming second nature to her
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sleeping through a rugby match comes as second nature to me.
    • The inescapable conclusion was that, by the time the better players graduated to senior level, it would all be second nature to them.
    • These characteristics must become second nature for West Indies cricketers at all levels.
    • The written word, he said, was like second nature to man and it would always have some followers in some corner of the earth.
    • By then it seems second nature to be on two wheels again.
    • Although I'm sure it becomes second nature eventually, I found it over sensitive, making it awkward to aim.
    • Until you get used to people's disabilities and you realise it's second nature to them, it can be difficult and you can feel awkward.
    • Teaching came as second nature to Mrs. Higgins: to her it was a vocation, not merely a profession.
    • By introducing new more healthy ways of eating while her children are still young, she hopes it will become second nature to them.
    • Now she's studying him carefully, locking his face into her mind in an exercise which is already becoming second nature.
    • Make it second nature for someone who is overweight to blame the restaurant that served him fries.
    • And despite making his living out of this for many years, Gary says it's still not second nature.
    • He loved the trout and salmon fishing which was second nature to him.
    • Being one step ahead is second nature to Richard Smith after starting secondary school at the age of 10.
    • Director Yurek Bogayevicz has made three films in the U.S., so compromise is by now second nature.
    • Fast-paced music seems to be second nature to this new generation composer.
    • As in other favourite Asian destinations, such as Thailand and Bali, hospitality and good humour are second nature.
    • I actually make lists of things she likes done and try to commit them to memory because none of it is second nature to me.
    • This kind of sophisticated obfuscation comes as second nature to Republicans these days.
    • If you commit to healthy eating habits, they will soon become second nature.
 
 
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