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单词 instinctive
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instinctive

adjective
/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
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  1. based on instinct (= a natural quality that makes somebody/something behave in a particular way), not thought or training
    • instinctive knowledge
    • She's an instinctive player.
    • My instinctive reaction was to deny everything.
    Extra Examples
    • A bird's knowledge of its migratory route is partly learnt and partly instinctive.
    • His reaction had been based on an instinctive attempt to protect himself.
    • She seemed to have an instinctive awareness of what I was feeling.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    adverb
    • purely
    • almost
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