音标:[in'stiŋktiv] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
a. 本能的, 天生的, 直觉的
[医] 本能的
s unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct

考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

instinctive的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He tried to conceal his instinctive revulsion at the idea.他试图饰盖自己对这一想法本能的厌恶。
  2. Perhaps an analogy with what happens to us when we visit the theater will make this instinctive correlation clearer.也许将此与我们看戏时的情况相比可以把这种本能的联系说得更清楚些。
  3. Was there a foundation for the tenuous, instinctive fears that I couldn't seem to shake?能不能给这微妙的,直觉的恐惧下个定论让我不再忐忑不安?
  4. I think most of us have the instinctive ability to discern between the merely obsequious and the purely altruistic.我想我们大部分人都可以直觉的辨认出逢迎谄媚和纯粹的利他行为。

词汇搭配

  • instinctive archer光弓(无瞄准器)射箭...
  • instinctive shooting凭感觉撒放法...
  • instinctive migratory journey本能的长途洄游...
  • instinctive motor coordination本能运动协调...
  • instinctive action本能活动
  • instinctive behavior本能行为

经典引文

  • The human being is born with a greater number of instinctive tendencies than other animals.

    出自:J. Dewey
  • Women's knowledge was instinctive while men's had to be learned.

    出自:N. Mosley
  • The break is usually automatic and..becomes instinctive, but..a verbal signal may be given.

    出自:J. Lehane
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.ani
abandoned infant
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blow run
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Chanco
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