sense
noun
verb
sens noun
1 a feeling about something 〔对某物的〕感觉 C
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Afterwards I felt a great sense of relief.
后来我感到如释重负。
She has a strong sense of loyalty.
她具有一种强烈的忠诚感。
A sense of panic has spread over the country.
举国上下一片恐慌。
Employees need the sense of being appreciated.
雇员需要被人赏识的感觉。
with a sense of sth
He looked around the room with a sense of achievement.
他带着一种成就感环顾房间。
sense that
I had the sense that he was lying.
我有一种感觉，他在撒谎。
a sense of occasion (a feeling that an event is very special or important) 隆重的气氛
Everyone wants to create a sense of occasion at Christmas.
大家都想在圣诞节营造出一种过节的气氛。
2 the ability to understand or judge something 理解力; 判断力 singular 单数 | BrE AmE
sense of humour
I like Pam – she has a really good sense of humour .
我喜欢帕姆，她很有幽默感。
sense of direction
It was dark and he had completely lost his sense of direction .
天黑了，他完全失去了方向感。
sense of proportion (the ability to judge what is important and what is not important) 区别轻重缓急的能力，主次观念
Let’s keep a sense of proportion, and not rush to any hasty conclusions.
我们要有主次观念，不要急于作出决定。
sense of justice/fairness
Kids have a natural sense of justice .
小孩子都有一种天生的正义感。
dress/clothes sense
3 one of the five natural powers of sight, hearing, feeling, taste, and smell, that give us information about the things around us 感官，感觉官能〔即视觉、 听觉、 触觉、 味觉和嗅觉〕 C
sense of smell/taste/touch etc
She has a good sense of smell.
她嗅觉很好。
Cats have a very acute sense of hearing (=very good, so that they can hear even the smallest sound) .
猫的听觉非常敏锐。
combinations of flavors, textures, and colour that can delight the senses
使感官愉悦的味道、口感和颜色的结合
the five senses (=all of the senses)
五种感官
4 when someone makes sensible or practical decisions, or behaves in a sensible, practical way 见识，良好的判断 U | spoken
have the sense to do sth (behave in a sensible way and do what is best in that situation) 做事情时有良好的判断，知道好歹
You should have had the sense to turn off the electricity first.
你应该知道要先关掉电源这个道理。
there is no sense in (doing) sth spoken (=it is not sensible to do something) 【口】 （做）某事是没道理的
There’s no sense in getting upset about it now.
现在没有必要为这件事苦恼。
see sense (realize what is the sensible thing to do) 开始明白事理，变得明智起来
I wish the politicians would see sense and stop the war.
我希望政客们能够变得明智一点，结束这场战争。
talk/knock some sense into sb
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make sense
a. to have a clear meaning and be easy to understand b. to be a sensible thing to do c. if something makes sense, there seems to be a good reason or explanation for it 解释得通，有道理
Read this and tell me if it makes sense.
读读这篇东西，告诉我通不通。
it makes sense (for sb) to do sth
It makes sense to save money while you can.
钱能省就省，这是明智的做法。
Would it make sense for the city authorities to further restrict parking?
市政当局进一步限制停车的做法是否合乎情理？
Why did she do a thing like that? It doesn’t seem to make sense.
她为什么做那种事情？这似乎讲不通。
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make (some) sense of sth
to understand something, especially something difficult or complicated 理解 （弄懂 ）某事〔尤指困难或复杂的事〕
Can you make any sense of this article?
你能看懂这篇文章吗？
7 the meaning of a word, sentence, phrase etc 〔单词、句子、短语等的〕意义，意思 C
The word ‘record’ has several different senses. record
这个词有几种不同的意思。
Any alteration would spoil the sense of the entire poem.
任何改动都会破坏这整首诗的意义。
8 a way in which something can be true or real 意义，含义，角度 C
in a sense/in one sense/in some senses etc (in one way, in some ways etc ) 从某种意义上来讲
What he says is right in a sense.
他所说的从某种意义上来讲是正确的。
The hotel was in no sense (=not at all) comfortable.
这家酒店一点都不舒适。
George was a big man in every sense of the word (=in every way) .
无论从哪个角度看，乔治都算得上是个大个子。
This is true in a general sense .
从一般意义上来讲，这是对的。
Communication, in any real sense (=of any real kind) , was extremely limited.
真正的交流极其有限。
in a (very) real sense (used to emphasize that a statement or description is true) 确实地，毫无疑问地
A head of a school is a manager in a very real sense.
学校校长实际上就是一个当家人。
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your/her etc senses
someone’s ability to think clearly and behave sensibly – used in some expressions when you think that someone has lost this ability 健全的心智，理智
come to your senses
One day he’ll come to his senses and see what a fool he’s been (=to start to think clearly and behave sensibly again) .
总有一天他会清醒过来，明白自己曾经有多么傻。
See if you can bring her to her senses . (=make someone think clearly and behave sensibly)
看看你能否让她明白过来。
be out of your senses (have lost the ability to think clearly and behave sensibly) 失去了理智
Are you completely out of your senses?
你是不是疯了？
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talk sense
10. to say things that are reasonable or sensible – often used when you think someone has just said something silly [口] 说话要讲道理，别胡说 spoken
Talk sense! There’s no way we can afford a new car!
说话要有脑子！我们哪里买得起新车！
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regain your senses
11. to stop feeling FAINT or slightly sick [过时] 恢复清醒的头脑，恢复精神 old-fashioned
verb
12 if you sense something, you feel that it exists or is true, without being told or having proof 感觉到，意识到
Perhaps he sensed your distrust.
也许他感觉到了你的不信任。
sense (that)
I could sense that something was wrong.
我感觉到有什么事情不对劲。
sense what/how/who etc
Hugo had already sensed how unhappy she was.
雨果已经觉察到了她是多么的不开心。
sense danger/trouble
If a prairie dog senses danger, he whistles a warning.
如果草原犬鼠觉察到有危险，它就会鸣叫以发出警告。
13 if a machine senses something, it discovers and records it 〔机器〕检测出，记录下
an electronic device used for sensing intruders
用来自动检测闯入者的电子装置