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单词 sensation
释义
sensation
(sensʃən )
Word forms: sensations
1. countable noun B2
A sensation is a physical feeling.
Floating can be a very pleasant sensation.
A sensation of burning or tingling may be experienced in the hands. [+ of]
Synonyms: feeling, sense, impression, perception  
2. uncountable noun B2
Sensation is your ability to feel things physically, especially through your sense of touch.
The pain was so bad that she lost all sensation.
...nerve damage which can lead to loss of sensation in the limbs.
3. countable noun [usually adjective NOUN] B2
You can use sensation to refer to the general feeling or impression caused by a particular experience.
It's a funny sensation to know someone's talking about you in a language you don't understand.
4. countable noun B2
If a person, event, or situation is a sensation, it causes great excitement or interest.
...the film that turned her into an overnight sensation.
Synonyms: hit, success, wow [slang, mainly US], crowd puller [informal]  
5. singular noun B2
If a person, event, or situation causes a sensation, they cause great interest or excitement.
She was just 14 when she caused a sensation in Montreal.
Collocations:
burning sensation
As he closed his eyes and flinched away he sensed no more than a slight burning sensation on his head, as if he had been touched by a sudden, fast breath of hot wind.
Man of Honour (2007)
I love the taste and the burning sensation it gives me at the back of my throat.
The Sun (2012)
Does the burning sensation come on after food or at night?
The Sun (2014)
literary sensation
Here, we bring you three extracts from the latest literary sensation.
The Sun
He had a publisher but no idea he was soon to become a literary sensation.
Times, Sunday Times
The literary sensation of the 1990s and one of the most popular winners ever.
Times, Sunday Times
loss of sensation
There may be a loss of sensation or strength in the affected area.
Times, Sunday Times
Symptoms can include gradual weakness and the loss of sensation in the arms and legs, muscle pain and the loss of tendon reflexes.
Globe and Mail
Although surgeons try to keep them attached to their blood vessels and nerves, sometimes they have to be removed completely, which can result in a loss of sensation.
Times, Sunday Times
The syringomyelia has caused muscle wastage and some loss of sensation on his left side.
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Physical damage to the spinal cord may result in loss of sensation or movement.
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media sensation
This latest social media sensation comes at the worst moment for me.
Times, Sunday Times
By yesterday he was a social media sensation.
Times,Sunday Times
He soon becomes a media sensation, but finds real-life crime-fighting much more dangerous than in comics.
The Sun
The ensuing court case becomes a media sensation, changing the lives of everyone involved.
The Sun
As a result, she's become literally a media sensation.
Times, Sunday Times
overnight sensation
Some films become true Cinderella stories on the festival circuit, obscure labours of love that strike a universal chord and blossom into overnight sensations.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
When penny postage was finally introduced in 1840, it was an overnight sensation.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The book was an overnight sensation.
THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World (2002)
sensation of touch
Next comes haptic technology, which emulates the sensation of touch at a distance.
The Sun
Symptoms are due to spinal cord damage and are: pain, decreased sensation of touch, weakness and loss of muscle tissue.
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One rubberist describes the sensation of touching the 'smooth elastic texture of vanilla-scented latex stretched tight over soft skin' as a 'sensitivity multiplier'.
Times, Sunday Times
It means that the longest nerves in your body, which transmit sensations of touch, pain and temperature to your brain, are not functioning properly.
The Sun
Current results of the research find that a neural interface may be able to artificially evoke sensations of touch, or counteract the phantom limb pain.
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singing sensation
As well as being gorgeous and a singing sensation, they are now trying other things too.
The Sun
The singing sensation has been keeping an eye out for the younger artists too.
The Sun
We uncovered the picture, left, of the singing sensation at a club before auditioning for the show.
The Sun
Is that really the sort of people we want as our next singing sensations?
The Sun
stinging sensation
She revealed she felt a stinging sensation and that her face felt hot and sore for about two hours before it started to calm down.
The Sun
Humans can't catch it but bites cause a bump and stinging sensation.
The Sun
It smelt like petrol and it hit me and was the most awful burning and stinging sensation.
The Sun
But, despite the heat and the occasional stinging sensation, this was perfectly bearable.
Times, Sunday Times
Then he started to feel thirsty and felt a stinging sensation on his arm.
Times, Sunday Times
strange sensation
It's a strange sensation to be propelled forward so rapidly without the usual engine roar.
Times, Sunday Times
First he noticed a strange sensation in his left leg.
The Sun
It was a strange sensation — and shows one must be careful with identifying autumn pied flycatchers.
Times, Sunday Times
Just a strange sensation in my foot and tingling in my arm.
Times, Sunday Times
We had the strange sensation of being enfolded by wild country in a home counties landscape.
Times, Sunday Times
taste sensation
The mix of flavours in the crumble makes this a taste sensation and it's quick and easy to prepare!
The Sun
It has a built-in juicer: squeeze in a citrus fruit to infuse the water and create a taste sensation.
The Sun
But knowing which ones to pair up for the best taste sensation can be an art in itself, especially when you're on a limited budget.
The Sun
I lost half my taste sensation in my tongue.
The Sun
We have about 25 di erent types of bitter receptors — far more than we have for any other taste sensation.
Times, Sunday Times
tingling sensation
Who didn't want to make a fuss when he got a tingling sensation in his limbs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
After a short time a food will trigger a burning or tingling sensation in the lips and mouth.
The Sun (2010)
Then he began to feel a curious tingling sensation all over him.
Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888)
uncomfortable sensation
The uncomfortable sensation should make her consciously aware help to break the habit.
The Sun
However, pressure changes during takeoff and landing can cause an uncomfortable sensation in the ears.
Times, Sunday Times
The actors draw the audience into the fractious banter, giving the uncomfortable sensation of being a guest at a party you are desperate to escape from.
The Sun
This rather sinister, uncomfortable sensation resurfaces repeatedly during the show.
Times, Sunday Times
Consequently, fear of the pain fuels any uncomfortable sensations.
Times, Sunday Times
unpleasant sensation
They are urgent and unpleasant sensations, producing a strong need in us to make them stop.
Drug-Free Pain Relief (1987)
Other people may well not understand how you feel, or the very unpleasant sensations you experience.
Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
There was an unpleasant sensation, like a blockage.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
unusual sensation
Still, even inside, there were unusual sensations of freedom to be enjoyed.
Times, Sunday Times
These are not merely unusual sensations, they are exceptionally vivid physical reawakenings that make you extraaware of yourself.
Times, Sunday Times
It contains various systems of physical exercises that produce unusual sensations in which the practitioner may find rigpa.
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weird sensation
It's a really weird sensation: literally fighting your own body as it breaks out of your clutches.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a weird sensation.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a weird sensation, almost an out-of-body experience.
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Translations:
Chinese: 感觉
Japanese: 知覚
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