sense是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel -- 官能；感觉；知觉（尤指视觉、听觉、嗅觉、味觉和触觉）

  • With her excellent sense of smell, she could tell if you were a smoker from the other side of the room. 她嗅觉灵敏，在房间的另一端就能知道你是否抽烟。

  • My cold is so bad I've lost my sense of smell/taste (= I can't smell/taste anything). 我感冒很严重，闻不到任何气味了／尝不出任何味道了。

  • Did you get any sense of how they might react? 你预感他们会作何反应？

  • The helicopters hovering overhead added to the sense of urgency. 在头顶盘旋的直升机加重了紧迫感。

  • Don't be angry - it was just a joke - where's your sense of fun? 别生气——只是个笑话——你乐观的天性哪里去了？

  • She has a really good sense of humour. 她真的很有幽默感。

  • We have the same sense of humour. 我们有同样的幽默感。

  • Come on, lighten up! Where's your sense of humour? 好了，放轻松点！你的幽默感哪里去了？

  • The decorations, flowers, and crowds gave the town a real sense of occasion. 灯彩、鲜花和人群给小镇带来了一种十足的节庆氛围。

• 1 the characteristic of having good judgment, especially when it is based on practical ideas or understanding -- （尤指基于切实的想法或理解的）理智，明智

  • [ + to infinitive ] I hope they'll have the (good) sense/have enough sense to shut the windows before they leave. 我希望他们走的时候会想到要关窗户。

  • It makes (good) sense to buy a big pack because it works out cheaper in the end. 买大包的更划算，因为最终算下来更便宜。

  • [ + -ing verb ] There's no sense in waiting (= it is not practical to wait) - the next train isn't for two hours. 继续等下去是不明智的——下一趟火车要过两个小时才会来。

  • Where's/What's the sense (= what is the advantage) in paying someone when you could get a volunteer? 既然你可以找一个志愿者，何必花钱雇人呢？

  • Planning so far ahead makes no sense - so many things will have changed by next year. 提前这么久作计划并不明智——到明年，许多事情都会发生变化。

  • Have you taken leave of/lost your senses? (= Have you lost your ability to make a good judgment?) 你疯了吧？

  • It's time you came to your senses (= started to use your good judgment) and realized that they are not going to help you. 你该醒醒了，你该明白他们是不会帮你的。

  • The accident brought him to his senses (= caused him to use his good judgment again) and made him stop drinking. 这一事故使他醒悟过来，不再喝酒了。

• 2 one of the possible meanings of a word or phrase -- 含义，意义

  • They are not immigrants, at least not in any sense that I understand. 至少就我所理解的意义上来说，他们不是移民。

  • The packaging is green - in both senses of the word (= it is green in colour and it is good for the environment). 包装是绿色的——这个“绿色”有两层含义。

  • Security defined in the broad/broadest sense of the term means getting at the root causes of trouble and helping to reduce regional conflicts. 广义上说，安全工作是指找出骚乱的根本原因并帮助减少地区冲突。

  • This passage doesn't make (any) sense (= the meaning is not clear). 这篇文章意思不清楚。

  • I've read the letter twice, but I can't make (any) sense of it (= I can't understand it). 我把信读了两遍，但还是不解其意。

  • It's a book which is, in every sense, about different ways of seeing the world. 从任何意义上说，这都是一本以不同角度看世界的书。

  • She claims that the system is at fault and she's right, in a sense (= she is partly right). 她声称现行制度有问题，从某种意义上说，她是对的。

  • We are in no sense obliged to agree to this. 我们绝不是非得同意这件事。

• 3 to feel or experience something without being able to explain exactly how -- 意识到；感觉到

  • Although she said nothing, I could sense her anger 尽管她什么都没说，但我能感觉到她的愤怒。

  • He sensed something was about to happen. 他感觉到有事情要发生。

  • [ + (that) ] He sensed (that) his guests were bored, although they were listening politely. 尽管客人们在礼貌地听着，但他意识到他们有些厌烦。

  • [ + question word ] Could you sense what was likely to happen? 你能感觉到可能会发生什么事情吗？