sense

美 [sens]英 [sens]
  • n.含义,意义,意思;感觉;(对重大事情的)意识,观念;方向,指向;道理,合理性;鉴赏,认识;理智,理性;智慧;(大众的)意见,意向;知觉;辨别力,判断力;见识;天赋,资质,悟性;益处,有用性;理解力;感觉官能(即视、听、嗅、味、触五觉);健全的心智
  • v.(机器、仪器等)检测;感觉到,觉察到,意识到;了解,领悟;有感觉,有知觉;起感官作用

过去式: sensed 现在分词: sensing 过去分词: sensed 第三人称单数: senses

sens 感觉 + -e

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sensesense

noun

视觉、听觉等 sight/hearing, etc.

1

感觉官能(即视、听、嗅、味、触五觉)
one of the five powers (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) that your body uses to get information about the world around you

the five senses

五种感觉官能

Dogs have a keen (= strong) sense of smell.

狗的嗅觉很灵敏。

the sense organs (= eyes, ears, nose, etc.)

感觉器官

I could hardly believe the evidence of my own senses (= what I could see, hear, etc.) .

我简直不敢相信自己的感觉。

The mixture of sights, smells and sounds around her made her senses reel.

四周的物象、气味和声音纷至沓来,使她晕头转向。

感觉 feeling

2

(对重大事情的)感觉,意识
a feeling about sth important

He felt an overwhelming sense of loss.

他感到非常失落。

a strong sense of purpose/identity/duty, etc.

重大意义、很强的个性意识、很强的责任感等

Helmets can give cyclists a false sense of security .

头盔能给骑自行车的人一种虚假的安全感。

I had the sense that he was worried about something.

我感觉他有心事。

理解;判断 understanding/judgement

3

理解力;判断力
an understanding about sth; an ability to judge sth

One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour (= the ability to find things funny or make people laugh) .

作为一个生活伴侣,最重要的素质之一是幽默感。

He has a very good sense of direction (= finds the way to a place easily) .

他的方向感很强。

She has lost all sense of direction in her life.

她完全丧失了生活的方向。

Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things) .

对事情随时都要把握好孰轻孰重。

a sense of rhythm/timing

节奏感;时机感

Alex doesn't have any dress sense (= does not know which clothes look attractive) .

亚历克斯对服装毫无鉴赏力。

4

见识;良好的判断;清醒的认识
good understanding and judgement; knowledge of what is sensible or practical behaviour

You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered.

你要知道好歹,别人给你忠告,就该接受。

There's no sense in (= it is not sensible) worrying about it now.

现在大可不必为那件事忧虑。

Can't you talk sense (= say sth sensible) ?

你就不能说点正经的?

There's a lot of sense in what Mary says.

玛丽说得很在理。

正常的精神状态 normal state of mind

5

健全的心智;清醒的思维能力;理智
a normal state of mind; the ability to think clearly

If she threatens to leave, it should bring him to his senses .

假如她威胁着要走,说不定他会清醒过来。

He waited for Dora to come to her senses and return.

他盼着多拉冷静下来后回来。

Are you out of your senses ? You'll be killed!

你疯了吗?你会丢了性命的!

Why does she want to marry him? She must have taken leave of her senses .

她怎么会要嫁给他呢?她准是脑子有毛病了。

意义 meaning

6

意义;含义;理解…的方式;看待…的角度
the meaning that a word or phrase has; a way of understanding sth

The word ‘love’ is used in different senses by different people.

“爱”这个字不同的人用来表示不同的意思。

education in its broadest sense

最广泛意义的教育

He was a true friend, in every sense of the word (= in every possible way) .

无论从哪个角度讲,他都是个真正的朋友。

In a sense (= in one way) it doesn't matter any more.

从某种意义上说,这事已无关紧要了。

In some senses (= in one or more ways) the criticisms were justified.

在一定意义上,那些批评意见是有道理的。

In no sense can the issue be said to be resolved.

无论如何这个问题都不能说已经解决了。

There is a sense in which we are all to blame for the tragedy.

在某种意义上,对这个悲剧我们大家都有责任。

习语

to try and persuade sb to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods

to understand sth that is difficult or has no clear meaning

to start to be sensible or reasonable

a feeling or understanding that an event is important or special

桌上点了一些蜡烛,使得那个晚上有一种特别的气氛。
Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion.

to start behaving as if you are crazy

verb

感觉 become aware

1

感觉到;意识到;觉察出
to become aware of sth even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc.

Sensing danger, they started to run.

他们感到有危险,撒腿就跑。

Thomas, she sensed, could convince anyone of anything.

她觉得,托马斯能说服任何人相信任何事。

Lisa sensed that he did not believe her.

莉萨意识到他不相信她。

机器 of machine

2

检测出
to discover and record sth

equipment that senses the presence of toxic gases

检测有毒气体的设备

sense

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 感觉官能(即视觉、嗅觉、听觉、触觉、味觉)
    Your senses are the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste.

    She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses.

    她再度盯着他看,无法相信自己的眼睛和耳朵。

  • 2
    VERB 感觉到;觉察到;意识到
    If you sense something, you become aware of it or you realize it, although it is not very obvious.

    She probably sensed that I wasn't telling her the whole story...

    她可能意识到了我并没有对她全盘托出。

  • 3
    N-SING 感觉;意识
    If you have a sense that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you may not have firm, clear evidence for this belief.

    Suddenly you got this sense that people were drawing themselves away from each other...

    突然间你就有这样一种感觉:人们正在彼此疏远。

  • 4
    N-SING (负罪或释然的)感觉
    If you have a sense of guilt or relief, for example, you feel guilty or relieved.

    When your child is struggling for life, you feel this overwhelming sense of guilt...

    当你的孩子在挣扎求生时,你会感到非常内疚。

  • 5
    N-SING 意识;观念
    If you have a sense of something such as duty or justice, you are aware of it and believe it is important.

    My sense of justice was offended...

    我的正义感被激了起来。

  • 6
    N-SING 天赋;悟性;资质
    Someone who has a sense of timing or style has a natural ability with regard to timing or style. You can also say that someone has a bad sense of timing or style.

    He has an impeccable sense of timing...

    他有着无可挑剔的节奏感。

  • 7
    N-UNCOUNT 理智;头脑;良好的判断力
    Sense is the ability to make good judgments and to behave sensibly.

    ...when he was younger and had a bit more sense...

    在他年纪更轻一些而且还有点头脑的时候

  • 8
    N-SING 好处;意义
    If you say that there is no sense or little sense in doing something, you mean that it is not a sensible thing to do because nothing useful would be gained by doing it.

    There's no sense in pretending this doesn't happen...

    假装这件事没有发生毫无意义。

  • 9
    N-COUNT (词语、表达的)意思,含义,意义
    A sense of a word or expression is one of its possible meanings.

    ...a noun which has two senses...

    有两个意思的名词

  • 10
    PHRASE 从某种意义上说/总的来说。
    Sense is used in several expressions to indicate how true your statement is. For example, if you say that something is true in a sense, you mean that it is partly true, or true in one way. If you say that something is true in a general sense, you mean that it is true in a general way.

    In a sense, both were right...

    从某种意义上来说,两者都对。

  • 11
    PHRASE 可以理解;讲得通
    If something makes sense, you can understand it.

    He was sitting there saying, 'Yes, the figures make sense.'

    他坐在那儿说:“是的,这些数字可以理解。”

  • 12
    PHRASE 理解;弄懂
    When you make sense of something, you succeed in understanding it.

    Provided you didn't try to make sense of it, it sounded beautiful...

    只要不非得弄懂它的意思,它听上去还是很美的。

  • 13
    PHRASE (行为方式)有道理,合乎情理
    If a course of action makes sense, it seems sensible.

    It makes sense to look after yourself...

    自己应该照顾自己。

  • 14
    PHRASE 恢复理性;清醒过来;醒悟过来
    If you say that someone has come to their senses or has been brought to their senses, you mean that they have stopped being foolish and are being sensible again.

    Eventually the world will come to its senses and get rid of them...

    最终这世界会清醒过来,将它们全部丢弃。

  • 15
    PHRASE 发疯;失去理智;精神失常
    If you say that someone seems to have taken leave of their senses, you mean that they have done or said something very foolish.

    They looked at me as if I had taken leave of my senses.

    他们看着我,就像我已经疯了一样。

  • 16
    PHRASE 说得有理
    If you say that someone talks sense, you mean that what they say is sensible.

  • 17
    PHRASE 认为;觉得
    If you have a sense that something is true or get a sense that something is true, you think that it is true.

    Do you have the sense that you are loved by the public?

    你认为自己深受民众喜爱吗?

  • 18

    to see sense

noun

1
sound practical judgment
Common sense is not so common
he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
fortunately she had the good sense to run away
Synonym: common sense good sense gumption horse sense mother wit
2
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing
Synonym: sensation sentience sentiency sensory faculty
3
a general conscious awareness
a sense of security
a sense of happiness
a sense of danger
a sense of self
4
a natural appreciation or ability
a keen musical sense
a good sense of timing
5
the meaning of a word or expression;the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
the dictionary gave several senses for the word
in the best sense charity is really a duty
the signifier is linked to the signified
Synonym: signified

verb

1
comprehend
I sensed the real meaning of his letter
2
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
I sense his hostility
i smell trouble
smell out corruption
Synonym: smell smell out
3
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
He felt the wind
She felt an object brushing her arm
He felt his flesh crawl
She felt the heat when she got out of the car
Synonym: feel
4
detect some circumstance or entity automatically
This robot can sense the presence of people in the room
particle detectors sense ionization

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  1. I had the sense that he was worried about something .

    我感觉他有心事。

  2. Suddenly you got this sense that people were drawing themselves away from each other

    突然间你就有这样一种感觉:人们正在彼此疏远。

  3. She has lost all sense of direction in her life .

    她完全丧失了生活的方向。

  4. The word ' love ' is used in different senses by different people .

    “爱”这个字不同的人用来表示不同的意思。

  5. Many people living in institutions have lost their sense of self .

    许多生活在福利院里的人已经失去了个性意识。

  6. There is a strong sense of community in this town .

    这个镇上有一种强烈的社区意识。

  7. The activities help children to develop a sense of their own worth .

    这些活动有助于儿童培养自身的价值感。

  8. In a sense it doesn 't matter any more .

    从某种意义上说,这事已无关紧要了。

  9. There 's a lot of sense in what Mary says .

    玛丽说得很在理。

  10. In no sense can the issue be said to be resolved .

    无论如何这个问题都不能说已经解决了。

  11. A sense of social change is pervasive in her novels .

    她的小说里充斥着社会变化的意识。

  12. Athletes need a good sense of balance .

    运动员要有良好的平衡感。

  13. For goodness ' sake , just use your common sense !

    我的老天,你也凭常识想想!

  14. She feels a strong sense of responsibility towards her employees .

    她对雇员有很强的责任感。

  15. He was a true friend , in every sense of the word .

    无论从哪个角度讲,他都是个真正的朋友。

  16. I am using the word ' education ' in the narrower sense .

    我说的是较狭义的“教育”。

  17. Such a proposal is flying in the face of common sense .

    这个建议违反常识。

  18. We are looking for somebody with a clear sense of direction .

    我们想找一个有明确目标的人。

  19. I can 't stand people with no sense of humour .

    我无法忍受毫无幽默感的人。

  20. When she died I was filled with a sense of loss .

    她去世后我心里充满了失落感。

  21. You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered .

    你要知道好歹,别人给你忠告,就该接受。

  22. My sixth sense told me to stay here and wait .

    直觉告诉我应该待在这儿等着。

  23. They needed to appeal to his sense of justice .

    他们需要激发他的正义感。

  24. One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour .

    作为一个生活伴侣,最重要的素质之一是幽默感。

  25. I don 't want people coming to see me out of a sense of obligation .

    我不想让别人迫于无奈来看我。

  26. To make sense , these figures should not be looked at in isolation .

    这些数据不应孤立起来看,否则就没有意义。

  27. Dogs have a very good sense of smell .

    狗的嗅觉非常灵敏。

  28. Keeping to a low-fat diet makes very good sense .

    坚持低脂饮食是明智的选择。

  29. She is a doctor with a strong sense of vocation .

    她是一位具有强烈使命感的医生。

  30. He has a good sense of the absurd .

    他对荒诞事物有较强的识别能力。

meaning connotation definition sense 【导航词义:意思,含义】
meaning v. 意思,含义
〔辨析〕

普通用词,泛指语言、手势、符号等表达的意思。

〔例证〕

Do you know the meaning of this painting?

你明白这幅画的含义吗?

The meaning of her words was clear.

她的话意思很清楚。

connotation v. 隐含意义
〔辨析〕

指单词除基本意思之外所暗含的意义。

〔例证〕

This word has a negative connotation in English.

这个词在英语中含有贬义。

The word 'expert' has connotations of skill and great knowledge.

“专家”一词带有技艺和丰富知识的含义。

definition v. 定义,释义
〔辨析〕

尤指词典里列出的某个词、短语等的确切含义。

〔例证〕

Many of the definitions in this dictionary are archaic or obsolete.

这本词典中的很多释义都是过时不用的。

What is your definition of success?

你对成功的定义是什么?

sense v. 意义,意思
〔辨析〕

指单词、短语、句子等的意思。

〔例证〕

The word 'sensible' has several different senses.

sensible一词有几种不同的意思。

Can you understand the sense of the entire poem?

你能理解这整首诗的意义吗?

  • 习语

n.

knock/talk some sense into sb

开导某人别干傻事;强使某人理智行事
to try and persuade sb to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods

make sense

1

有道理;有意义;讲得通
to have a meaning that you can easily understand

This sentence doesn't make sense.

这个句子不通。

2

是明智的;合乎情理
to be a sensible thing to do

It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version.

买最新的版本是明智的。

3

表述清楚;易于理解;道理明显
to be easy to understand or explain

John wasn't making much sense on the phone.

约翰在电话上说得不大清楚。

Who would send me all these flowers? It makes no sense.

谁会给我送这么多花呢?真不可思议。

make sense of sth

理解,弄懂(不易理解的事物)
to understand sth that is difficult or has no clear meaning

see sense

变得明智起来;开始明白事理
to start to be sensible or reasonable

a sense of occasion

隆重的(或特别的)气氛
a feeling or understanding that an event is important or special

Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion.

桌上点了一些蜡烛,使得那个晚上有一种特别的气氛。

take leave of your senses

丧失理智;发疯
to start behaving as if you are crazy