sense词语综述
sense词语综述
We're failing. We're failing, failed to a sense that we have let everyone down, including ourselves.
——Detachment
我们正在坠落。 我们正在坠落,没有意识到我们让每个人都失望,包括我们自己。
——《超脱》
一、你知道sense有几种含义吗?
n.
1.感官;官能 [C]one of the five powers (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) that your body uses to get information about the world around you
There is several verb relating to the five senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch.
有几个动词与视觉、 嗅觉、 听觉、 味觉、 触觉这五种感官有关。
2.感觉;意识;观念(+of)(+that)a feeling about sth
I have a sense of fatigue and hunger.
我有一种疲劳和饥饿的感觉。
3.智慧;见识 [U]good understanding and judgement
Men of courage, men of sense, and men of letters are frequent, but a true gentleman is what one seldom seen.
有勇气,有见识,有学问的人易遇,可是真正的君子难逢。
4.辨别力,判断(+of) [U]an understanding about sth; an ability to judge sth
When that doesn't work they sometimes have the sense to seek help.
那种方法不奏效的时候,他们有时会想到要寻求帮助。
5.意义;意思 [C]the meaning that a word or phrase has
The sense of the word is not clear.
这个词的意义不明确。
v.
1.感觉到,意识到(+that)(+wh-) [T]to become aware of sth even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc.
They put on the agony to intensify the sense of danger and responsibility.
为了使人们思想上更加感觉到它的危险性和责任感,他们把它描述得过分痛苦。
2.(机器等)检测,测出 [T]to discover and record sth
Other instruments sense a stone's photoluminescence in laser light.
其他仪器则是检测宝石在雷射照射之下发出的.冷光。
3.了解,领会 [T]to be or become conscious of
I had a due sense of his kindness.
我对他的关怀十分了解。
二、词义辨析:还有哪些单词能表示“含义、意思”的意思呢?
meaning, implication, sense
这些名词均含有“含义,意义,意思”之意。
meaning普通用词,使用广泛。既可指语言表达的意思,又可指手势、符号、表情或艺术品或抽象概念所含的意义。
implication指暗含的意思。
sense特指词、短语或句子的某种特定意思。也常指多种解释的一种。
三、下面我们来学习一下含有sense的常见短语
common sense
n.[U]常识(尤指判断力)
good sense
n.判断力强
in a sense
adv.在某种意义上
make sense
1. 合理,可行 2. 有意义,说得通
road sense
n. 路上安全操纵能力,驾驶技术 行车感觉,驾驶员的路感,行车判断能力;安全行车本领
四、最后,来做个小测试吧
It is like the _____ of chill that follows immersion of the hand in a volatile liquid.
这很像把手浸入挥发性液体后的那种凉飕飕的感觉。