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- [ 'ɪnstɪŋkt][ɪn 'stɪŋkt]
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- instinct ['ɪnstɪŋkt]
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the innate capacity of an animal to respond to a given stimulus in a relatively fixed way
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inborn intuitive power
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a natural and apparently innate aptitude
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[rare]
[postpositive;
often foll by with] animated or impelled (by) -
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imbued or infused (with)
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[Etymology]
C15: from Latin instinctus roused, from instinguere to incite; compare
instigate
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the innate capacity of an animal to respond to a given stimulus in a relatively fixed way
Examples
- Suckling is an instinct in mammals.
- 吸吮是哺乳动物的本能。 → instinct
- a look instinct with pity
- 充满同情的神色 → instinct
- How did I find my husband? Just following my animal instinct.
- 我是怎么找到我丈夫的？就是根据本能啊。 → animal
- survival/killer instinct
- 求生本能/嗜杀本性 → instinct
- homing instinct → homing
- 出于本能
- by instinct → 本能
- 大多数动物都有保护幼仔的本能。
- Most animals have an instinct to protect their young. → 本能
- 生物都有求生存的本能。
- All living beings are endowed with an instinct for survival. → 求
- 动物都有求生的本能。
- All animals have an instinct to seek survival. → 求生
- 每年秋天迁徙到温暖的地方, 是大雁的常性。
- It's the wild geese's instinct to migrate to warm places every autumn. → 常性
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