| 单词 | feeling |
| 释义 | noun | adjective feelingfeeling1 /ˈfilɪŋ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 1ANGER/SADNESS/HAPPINESS ETC. [countable] something that you feel such as anger, sadness, or happiness: It’s a wonderful feeling to be home.feeling of I had terrible feelings of guilt. Exercise gives me a feeling of accomplishment. It was the last game of the season, and feelings were running high (=people were very angry or excited). I had mixed feelings about leaving the job (=some good feelings, some bad).THESAURUSemotion – emotion means the same as feeling but sounds more formal: Watching the funeral procession, she was filled with emotion. I can’t explain the emotions I’m feeling.sentiment formal – a feeling: One man said he was angry, and other people expressed similar sentiments.mood – the way a person or group feels at a particular time: There was a general mood of depression in the office.2OPINION [countable] a belief or opinion about something, especially one that is influenced by your emotions: My personal feeling is that most voters just don’t care.feeling on She has strong feelings on the subject.feeling about What’s your feeling about the president’s economic plan? Many of the girls had negative feelings about their bodies. Employees have expressed mixed feelings about the project (=are not sure what they feel or think). My gut feeling is that something is wrong (=an opinion without any evidence).► see thesaurus at opinion3HOW somebody THINKS/FEELS somebody’s feelings [plural] someone’s thoughts, emotions, and attitudes: You don’t care about anybody’s feelings but your own. I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. I’m not very good at putting my feelings into words, but I’ll try to explain.4have the/a feeling (that) (also get the/a feeling (that)) to think that something is probably true, or will probably happen: Mike got the feeling that she didn’t believe him.5have a bad feeling about somebody/something to think that someone or something is not good or that something bad will happen: I had a bad feeling about him from the beginning.6GENERAL ATTITUDE [singular, uncountable] a general attitude among a group of people about a subject: The feeling is that he should resign.feeling against Leaders underestimated the strength of public feeling against the war.7SENSATION IN BODY [countable] something that you feel in your body such as heat, cold, pain, etc. SYN sensation: He had a tight feeling in his chest.feeling of The feelings of dizziness soon went away.8ABILITY TO FEEL [uncountable] the ability to feel heat, cold, pain, etc. in part of your body: She has no feeling in her legs. He had lost the feeling in his toes.9have feelings for somebody to have romantic feelings for someone: Does she still have feelings for her old boyfriend?10the feeling is mutual spoken said when you have the same feeling about someone as he or she has toward you: Well, if Dave doesn’t want to see me, then the feeling is mutual.11with feeling in a way that shows you feel very angry, happy, etc.: Baktiar spoke of Iran with deep feeling.12bad/ill feelings (also bad/ill feeling) anger, lack of trust, etc. between people, especially after an argument or unfair decision: The argument created bad feeling among department members.13I know the feeling spoken said when you understand how someone feels because you have had the same feeling: “She makes me so mad I could scream!” “I know the feeling.”14EFFECT OF A PLACE/BOOK ETC. [singular] the effect that a place, book, movie, etc. has on people and the way it makes them feel: There was a friendly feeling about the place.15ABILITY/UNDERSTANDING a feeling (for something) a)an ability to do something or understand a subject, which you get from experience: The experiments give kids a better feeling for what magnetism is. b)a natural ability to do something: She has a natural feeling for languages.16EMOTIONS NOT THOUGHT [uncountable] a way of reacting to things using your emotions, instead of thinking about them carefully: The Romantic writers valued feeling above all else. → see also hard feelings at hard1 (14), have/get a sinking feeling (that) at sink1 (13)COLLOCATIONSverbshave/experience a feeling I remember having a feeling of tremendous excitement.give somebody a feeling My work gives me a feeling of achievement.stir up/arouse/cause a feeling The music aroused a feeling of patriotism within him.show your feelings I know you find it embarrassing to show your feelings.express/share your feelings (=tell other people what you are feeling or thinking) Children sometimes find it difficult to express their feelings.hide/conceal/disguise your feelings She could no longer hide her feelings.hurt somebody’s feelings (=make someone feel upset) I hope I didn’t hurt your feelings.a feeling overwhelms somebody Feelings of grief overwhelmed her.adjectivesa good/great/wonderful etc. feeling It’s a great feeling when you try something new and it works.a terrible/awful etc. feeling It’s a terrible feeling to be betrayed.a strong/intense/deep feeling There was a strong feeling of anger among the workers. A deep feeling of sadness came over her.a warm feeling (=a happy or friendly feeling) Their kindness gave me a warm feeling.mixed feelings (=both good and bad) He had mixed feelings about his brother’s success.somebody’s true/real feelings He never revealed his true feelings about her.nouns + feelingguilt feelings If you can express any guilt feelings, you will cope much better. noun | adjective feelingfeeling2 adjective showing strong feelings: A feeling look came across her face.—feelingly adverb |
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