instinctive

英 [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv]

美 [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv]

adj.  本能的; 直觉的; 天生的

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Collins.2 / BNC.8715 / COCA.14454

牛津词典

adj.

• 本能的；直觉的；天生的
  based on instinct , not thought or training
  1. instinctive knowledge
     本能的知识
  2. She's an instinctive player.
     她是个天生的运动员。
  3. My instinctive reaction was to deny everything.
     我的本能反应是否认一切。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 本能的;天性的;直觉的
  Aninstinctivefeeling, idea, or action is one that you have or do without thinking or reasoning.
  1. It's an absolutely instinctive reaction—if a child falls you pick it up...
     这完全是本能的反应——如果一个孩子摔倒了你会把他扶起来。
  2. Ms Senatorova showed an instinctive feel for market economics.
     谢纳托罗娃女士对市场经济学有一种天生的敏感。

英英释义

adj

• unthinking
  1. a cat's natural aversion to water
  2. offering to help was as instinctive as breathing
  Synonym:natural

双语例句

• He is responding in a way that is both instinctive and deeply satisfying.
  对任何人来说，这种处境都令人大为光火。他的反应方式不但是一种本能，还能令他得到深深的释放。
• The unconscious is certainly the source of instinctive activity.
  无意识是当然之源出于本能的活动。
• Instinctive deference to authority, paternalism and reluctance to cause others to lose face inhibit overt challenge and criticism.
  对权威出自本能的顺从、家长作风以及不愿让别人丢脸的心态，抑制了公然的挑战与批评。
• Ms Senatorova showed an instinctive feel for market economics.
  谢纳托罗娃女士对市场经济学有一种天生的敏感。
• I was scared, and my instinctive response was to run.
  我很害怕，我本能的反应就是跑。
• Sex is instinctive, possessive, commanding: a force to be reckoned with, dangerous when unleashed.
  性是一种本能，是占有和支配，是一种被认为是一旦释放便十分危险的力量。
• Accept that you have an inborn, instinctive style of action.
  承认自己有一个与生俱来的、本能的行为风格。
• Even so, he lacks the instinctive charm of a politician.
  即便如此，他也缺乏一个政治家与生俱来的魅力。
• Instinctive desire of love!
  爱的欲望出于本能！
• Of course, you'll inevitably interact with people whose instinctive patterns are different from yours.
  当然，你不可避免地会同那些本能行为风格和你不同的人打交道。