feel
verb
noun
fiːl verb
1
FEELING/EMOTION
感觉/情感
to experience a particular physical feeling or emotion 感受到，觉得，体会到 linking verb 连系动词, T
Do you still feel hungry?
你还觉得饿吗？
You can never tell what he’s feeling.
他的感受你永远说不准。
Stop exercising if you feel any pain.
要是感觉疼痛就停止练习。
feel fine/good/com-fortable etc
I’m feeling a little better today.
我今天觉得好一些。
Marie immediately felt guilty.
玛丽当即感觉内疚。
feel as if/as though
When his dad left, he felt as though his world had turned upside-down.
爸爸出走后，他觉得自己的世界完全乱了套。
I felt like I’d really achieved something.
我感觉自己真的有所成就了。
2
NOTICE
注意到
to notice something that is happening to you, especially something that is touching you 注意到，感受到 T not in progressive 不用进行式
She felt his warm breath on her cheek.
她感受到他温暖的呼吸拂在脸颊上。
The earthquake was felt as far south as San Diego.
向南直到圣迭戈都有震感。
feel sb/sth
do sth She felt his arms go round her.
她感到他抱住了她。
feel yourself doing sth
I felt myself blushing.
我觉得脸红了起来。
3
FEEL SMOOTH/DRY ETC
觉得光滑/干燥等
to give you a particular physical feeling, especially when you touch or hold something 〔通过触摸等〕感觉，觉得 linking verb 连系动词
feel smooth/cold/damp etc
Her hands felt rough.
她双手粗糙。
The house felt hot and stuffy.
房子里又热又闷。
feel as if/as though
My leg feels as if it’s broken.
我的一条腿好像断了似的。
It’s nice fabric – it feels like velvet.
面料不错 — 摸上去像丝绒。
4
FEEL GOOD/STRANGE/EXCITING ETC
觉得好/奇怪/兴奋等
if a situation, event etc feels good, strange etc, that is the emotion or feeling that it gives you 给人…感觉 linking verb 连系动词
After twenty years, seeing him again felt very strange.
二十年后再见到他有种很不自在的感觉。
feel … to be/do sth
It felt wonderful to be wearing clean clothes again.
又能穿上干净的衣服感觉好极了。
How does it feel to be 40?
40 岁是什么感觉？
It’s been a year since her daughter died, but to her, it still feels like yesterday.
她女儿去世有一年了，但是对她来说，感觉就像是昨天。
5
HAVE AN OPINION
有想法
to have a particular opinion, especially one that is based on your feelings, not on facts 以为，认为〔尤指根据感觉而不是事实〕 T not usually in progressive 一般不用进行式
feel (that)
Some of the parents felt the school wasn’t doing enough about bullying.
有些家长认为，在解决恃强凌弱的问题上，学校做得还不够。
[+ about ]
How would you feel about working with Nicole for a while?
与妮科尔共事一段时间你觉得怎么样？
The experience of rape can change how a woman feels about her body.
被强奸的经历会改变一个女性对自己身体的看法。
feel sure/certain (think that something is definitely true) 确信
She felt sure she’d made the right decision.
她确信自己作了正确的决定。
6
feel like (doing) sth
to want to have something or do something [口] 想要（做）某事 spoken
He didn’t feel like going to work.
他不想去上班。
Do you feel like another drink?
你想再喝一杯吗？
7
TOUCH
摸
to touch something with your fingers to find out about it 触摸 T
She felt his forehead. Perhaps he had a temperature.
她摸了摸他的额头，他可能发烧了。
Mum, feel this stone. Isn’t it smooth?
妈妈，摸摸这块石头，真光滑啊！
feel how hard/soft/rough etc sth is
He could feel how damp his shirt was against his chest.
他感觉到潮乎乎的衬衫贴在胸前。
8
feel around/on/in etc sth (for sth)
to search for something with your fingers 在…〔用手指〕摸索（找某物）
She felt in her bag for a pencil.
她在袋子里摸索着找铅笔。
9
feel the force/effects/benefits etc
of sth to experience the good or bad results of something 感受到某物的力量/影响/好处等
The local economy is beginning to feel the effects of the recession.
当地经济开始感受到经济萎缩带来的影响。
10
feel the need to do sth
10. to believe that you need to do something 觉得需要做某事
Children who can talk to their parents feel less need to try drugs.
能够与父母交谈的孩子不大会觉得需要尝试毒品。
11
feel your way
11. a. to move carefully, with your hands out in front of you, because you cannot see properly b. to do things slowly and carefully, because you are not completely sure about a new situation 〔由于对新情况完全无把握而〕谨慎行事，摸索
Silently, she felt her way across the room.
静静地，她摸索着走到房间的另一头。
[+ towards ]
The European Union is still feeling its way towards common policies.
欧盟还在摸索着制定共同政策。
12
feel free
12. used to tell someone that they can do something if they want to [口] 尽管做，没问题 spoken
‘Could I use your phone for a minute?’ ‘Feel free.’
“我能用一下你的电话吗？”“请便。”
feel free to do sth
Please feel free to make suggestions.
请随便提建议，不要拘束。
13
I know (just/exactly) how you feel
13. used to express sympathy with someone or with a remark they have just made [口] 我（十分）理解你的心情 spoken
I know how you feel, Mark, but maybe it’s better not to confront him.
我理解你的心情，马克，但是不与他对峙更好。
14
not feel yourself
14. to not feel as healthy or happy as usual [口] 身体不舒服; 心情不好 spoken
I don’t know what’s wrong. I just don’t feel quite myself.
我不知道怎么回事，就是觉得身体不是很舒服。
15
feel your age
15. to realize that you are not as young or active as you used to be 感到老了
Looking at his grandson made him really feel his age.
看着孙子他感觉自己真的老了。
16
feel the cold/heat
16. to suffer because of cold or hot weather 怕冷/热
Old people tend to feel the cold more.
老人往往更容易怕冷。
17
feel a death/a loss etc
17. to react very strongly to a bad event, especially someone’s death 对〔某人的〕死感到悲痛/对损失感到难过等
Susan felt her grandmother’s death more than the others.
对她祖母的去世苏珊比别人更悲痛。
18 to feel sympathy for someone 同情〔某人〕
At the Center, the other mothers know what it’s like, and they really feel for you.
在中心里，其他母亲都了解这种感受，他们会非常同情你。
19 to find out what someone’s opinions or feelings are, without asking them directly 探听…的意见
I thought I’d feel out some of my colleagues before the meeting.
我想在开会之前探听一下一些同事的意见。
20 to touch someone sexually, without their permission 猥亵
21 to have the strength, energy etc to do something 觉得有精力做某事
I just didn’t feel up to going.
我就是没力气去。
noun
22 a quality that something has that makes you feel or think a particular way about it 感觉 singular 单数
Despite their age, the photographs have a modern feel.
尽管年代久远，这些照片还是有一种现代的感觉。
[+ about ]
The restaurant has a nice relaxed feel about it.
这家餐厅令人感到轻松自在。
23 the way that something feels when you touch it 触觉，手感 singular 单数
[+ of ]
I like the feel of this cloth.
我喜欢这块布料的手感。
a soft feathery feel
羽毛般柔软的感觉
24
have/get/give a feel for sth
to have or develop an understanding of something and skill in doing it [非正式] 对某事有天赋/培养做某事的技巧 informal
exercises that give a child a feel for numbers
培养孩子数字感的练习
25 when you use your hands, body etc to feel something 摸，触摸; U
by feel
She found the light switch by feel.
她摸到了电灯开关。