| 单词 | feel |
| 释义 | feel (fiːl ) Word forms: feels , feeling , felt 1. link verb A1 If you feel a particular emotion or physical sensation, you experience it. I am feeling very depressed. [VERB adjective] I will always feel grateful to that little guy. [VERB adjective] I remember feeling sick. [VERB adjective] ...soldiers who once felt proud to wear their uniforms. [VERB adjective] Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder. [VERB noun] You won't feel a thing. [VERB noun] I felt as if all my strength had gone. [V as if] I felt like I was being kicked in the teeth every day. [V like] 2. link verb [no cont] B1 If you talk about how an experience or event feels, you talk about the emotions and sensations connected with it. It feels good to have finished a piece of work. [VERB adjective] The speed at which everything moved felt strange. [VERB adjective] Within five minutes of arriving back from holiday, it feels as if I've never been away. [V as if] It felt like I'd had two babies instead of one. [V like] Preparing for that first trial felt like learning the rules of a new game. [V like -ing/n] 3. link verb [no cont] B2 If you talk about how an object feels, you talk about the physical quality that you notice when you touch or hold it. For example, if something feels soft, you notice that it is soft when you touch it. The metal felt smooth and cold. [VERB adjective] The ten-foot oars felt heavy and awkward. [VERB adjective] When the clay feels like putty, it is ready to use. [V like] Feel is also a noun. He remembered the feel of her skin. Linen raincoats have a crisp, papery feel. 4. link verb [no cont] If you talk about how the weather feels, you describe the weather, especially the temperature or whether or not you think it is going to rain or snow. It felt wintry cold that day. [VERB adjective] 5. verb B2 If you feel an object, you touch it deliberately with your hand, so that you learn what it is like, for example what shape it is or whether it is rough or smooth. The doctor felt his head. [VERB noun] When dry, feel the surface and it will no longer be smooth. [VERB noun] Feel how soft the skin is in the small of the back. [VERB wh] Her eyes squeezed shut, she felt inside the tin, expecting it to be bare. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: touch, handle, manipulate, run your hands over 6. verb [no cont] B2 If you can feel something, you are aware of it because it is touching you. Through several layers of clothes I could feel his muscles. [VERB noun] He felt her leg against his. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: be aware of, have a sensation of, be sensible of, enjoy 7. verb B2 If you feel something happening, you become aware of it because of the effect it has on your body. She felt something being pressed into her hands. [VERB noun verb-ing] He felt something move beside him. [VERB noun infinitive] She felt herself lifted from her feet. [V pron-refl v-ed] Tremors were felt 250 miles away. [be VERB-ed] 8. verb B2 If you feel yourself doing something or being in a particular state, you are aware that something is happening to you which you are unable to control. I felt myself blush. [V pron-refl inf] If at any point you feel yourself becoming tense, make a conscious effort to relax. [V pron-refl v-ing] I actually felt my heart quicken. [VERB noun infinitive] 9. verb [no cont] B2 If you feel the presence of someone or something, you become aware of them, even though you cannot see or hear them. He felt her eyes on him. [VERB noun] Suddenly, I felt a presence behind me. [VERB noun] I could feel that a man was watching me very intensely. [VERB that] He almost felt her wincing at the other end of the telephone. [VERB noun verb-ing] 10. verb [no cont] B1 If you feel that something is the case, you have a strong idea in your mind that it is the case. I feel that not enough is being done to protect the local animal life. [VERB that] I feel certain that it will all turn out well. [V adj that] She felt herself to be part of a large business empire. [VERB noun to-infinitive] I never felt myself a real child of the sixties. [V pron-refl n] 11. verb [no cont] B1 If you feel that you should do something, you think that you should do it. I feel I should resign. [VERB that] He felt that he had to do it. [VERB that] You need not feel obliged to contribute. [V -ed to-inf] They felt under no obligation to maintain their employees. [V + under] 12. verb [no cont] B1 If you talk about how you feel about something, you talk about your opinion, attitude, or reaction to it. We'd like to know what you feel about abortion. [VERB + about] How do you feel about going back to the neighborhood? [V about n] She feels guilty about spending less time lately with her two kids. [V adj/adv + about] He feels deep regret about his friend's death. [VERB noun + about] 13. verb B1 If you feel like doing something or having something, you want to do it or have it because you are in the right mood for it and think you would enjoy it. Neither of them felt like going back to sleep. [V like v-ing] Could we take a walk? I feel like a little exercise. [V like n] 14. verb B2 If you feel the effect or result of something, you experience it. The charity is still feeling the effects of revelations about its one-time president. [VERB noun] The real impact will be felt in the developing world. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: notice, note, observe, perceive 15. singular noun The feel of something, for example a place, is the general impression that it gives you. The room has a warm, cosy feel. ...a book that takes on the feel of an epic. get the feel of phrase If you get the feel of something, for example a place or a new activity, you become familiar with it. He wanted to get the feel of the place. 16. See also feeling, felt 17. to feel something in your bones phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you say that you feel or know something in your bones, you are indicating that you are certain about it, although you cannot explain why. I've got a feeling in my bones that things are not quite right. 18. feel free phrase B2 You say ' feel free' when you want to give someone permission to do something, in a very willing way. [informal, formulae] Go right ahead. Feel free. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask me. Phrasal verbs: feel for 1. phrasal verb If you feel for something, for example in the dark, you try to find it by moving your hand around until you touch it. I felt for my wallet and papers in my inside pocket. [VERB PARTICLE noun] I slumped down in my usual armchair and felt around for the newspaper. [V adv/prep P n] 2. phrasal verb If you feel for someone, you have sympathy for them. She cried on the phone and was very upset and I really felt for her. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Idioms: feel a million dollars to feel very healthy and happy After all my recent problems, I now feel a million dollars. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers feel something in your bones to feel very strongly that you are right about something, although you cannot explain why Joe, I have a hunch you're going to lose tonight. I just feel it in my bones. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers feel the pinch to not have as much money as you used to have, and so be unable to buy the things you would like to buy Poor households were still feeling the pinch and the imposition of VAT on fuel made matters worse. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers make someone feel small or make someone look small to deliberately say or do something which makes someone look or feel stupid, especially in front of other people. He made me feel small, like an idiot. I could see he was going to do whatever he could to make me look small. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: feel a fool But it still hurts to feel a fool. Times,Sunday Times He says he'd feel a fool if he took me back right away. The Sun I'd feel a fool if rejected. The Sun I haven't paid anything but it's made me feel a fool. The Sun I don't want to feel a fool. Times, Sunday Times We like staff, we feel a kinship. Times, Sunday Times (2014) His poetry showed people once again how to feel a kinship with nature. Christianity Today (2000) It isn't a promising start, but meter-reader and tattooist soon feel a kinship when they realize they are each using the same miniature torch. The Times Literary Supplement (2012) Doctors told her that if she had waited to feel a lump it would have been too late. The Sun Get checked if you can feel a lump, though, or if it persists. The Sun Short delays make little difference but early diagnosis can help, so please don't procrastinate if you are concerned - even if you can't feel a lump. Times, Sunday Times I felt a lump that shouldn't be there, 'down there', and knew something wasn't right. The Sun She felt the lump, not altogether gently, and pronounced it nothing. Times, Sunday Times Most men would feel a pang of regret about turning their back on that chance. The Sun (2015) As they flashed by, he felt a pang of guilt at turning them out on a false alarm on a night like this. THE ONLY GAME (2001) You open the jewel case - and feel a pang. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I feel a pang of guilt as I realise his destiny is a stark lab. The Sun (2015) If you feel a pang of misery when a programme ends, that's another sure sign. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Your ability to stay calm and businesslike when others feel the pressure could help you make a breakthrough at work. The Sun Does she feel a pressure to settle down? Times, Sunday Times Do these sports feel the pressure to deliver? Times, Sunday Times All the back-rowers feel the pressure but that's what you want. Times, Sunday Times I dread it and feel the pressure of all the expectation. The Sun You can feel the pull of the season and it feels great. The Sun Try switching from your right hand to left and feel the pull in your tummy muscles. The Sun Place your left hand on the back of your right wrist, and feel a pull on your right forearm and wrist. The Sun Twist your body gently to the side so that you can feel the pull on your abdominal obliques. Times, Sunday Times I really feel the pull. Times, Sunday Times As the sun enters your sign, you'll feel a rush of new confidence and energy. The Sun I do classes like yoga and pilates, and can't wait to feel that rush of endorphins. Times, Sunday Times You feel a rush of confident energy and get a chance to do things you believe in. The Sun You feel a rush of confidence and energy. The Sun The bedrooms are still cool, but you can feel the rush of warm air coming up to the landing. Times, Sunday Times Others can even feel a sensation on their own skin when they see someone else being touched. Times, Sunday Times Feel the sensation of free-falling at 12,000ft. The Sun By stroking the touch plate an operator could supposedly feel a sensation of tingling or stickiness when the eloptic energy was detected. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Slowing down and feeling the sensations and emotions can deepen your bond. Times, Sunday Times From the seven bedrooms, we saw horses grazing and birds aplenty, and on the hiking trails, we felt a sensation of wildness. Times, Sunday Times I feel a surge of hope that he can bring the chain back from the brink. Times, Sunday Times You feel a surge of energy that helps you to complete even tough tasks in style. The Sun You feel a surge of energy and determination and instead of letting an ambition gather dust you are able to turn it into a success. The Sun As the sun goes deeper into your birthsign, you will feel a surge of energy but use it for work or it may fuel quarrels. The Sun You feel a surge of energy and optimism that attracts opportunities - and have the drive and determination to make the most of them. The Sun It's impossible not to feel the thrill as your icons step out. Times,Sunday Times Now you can set them free, and feel the thrill of love. The Sun Change your routine and feel the thrill of the unknown. The Sun Oh, to feel the thrill of the chase and the excitement of learning all about someone new! Christianity Today Feel the thrill of me failing to get back to you. Times, Sunday Times I feel the tug of partisanship and pleasure of selfrighteousness. Times,Sunday Times I grasp the words, but do not feel their tug. Times, Sunday Times There are those of us who, when we feel the tug of a fish swallowing the bait, get a rush of pure delight. Christianity Today I feel the tug of his artistry and thrill to watching him in full flight. Times, Sunday Times I can feel the tug of their argument. Times, Sunday Times I also feel a twinge of oldfashioned national pride. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Those listening to the Harvard history don are not the only people feeling a twinge of conscience. Times, Sunday Times (2010) You might feel a twinge of jealousy at a friend's success until you see that it has a lucky spin-off for you. The Sun (2008) I know I feel a twinge of guilt while rushing out the grocery store and past the food drive donation box. Christianity Today (2000) It was not her world and for a time she was made to feel an outsider. Times, Sunday Times It was the first time that she was made to feel the outsider. Times, Sunday Times Right now, he feels an outsider again, of course. Times,Sunday Times A part of me always felt an outsider. Times, Sunday Times She has always felt an outsider. Times, Sunday Times Until we learn to set realistic goals, we're going to feel frustration again and again. Christianity Today As a former player who once filled that position, it was difficult not to feel frustration. Times, Sunday Times I feel frustration that we didn't find anybody. Times, Sunday Times They feel frustration and sadness at the lack of an international response to their poverty and plight, particularly in war zones, it says. Times, Sunday Times I still feel frustration as to how my injuries were handled. Times, Sunday Times Does he feel guilt for poaching the biggest prize from his erstwhile colleague? Times, Sunday Times (2010) I still feel guilt pangs when I think of the decadence. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It was a nervous habit she had never seen in him, and Lena felt the guilt come back like a strong undertow, pulling her the wrong way. KISSCUT (2002) The sacrifice, service and loss we feel keenly today have a timeless quality in the memory of our families and nations. Times, Sunday Times I felt keenly for the cat, which kept getting roughly ejected from its perch. Times, Sunday Times In certain areas, he could try to correct the mismatch - in music theory, for example, the lack of which he felt keenly. The Times Literary Supplement She felt keenly that the emergence of digital photography had made redundant many of the skills that she had spent her working life perfecting. Times, Sunday Times He feels keenly the community bond. Times, Sunday Times You need affirmation from outside sources to feel loved, and when that validation goes away you feel hollow. Times, Sunday Times (2006) You are also confusing feeling loved with feeling love. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Your marriage is at risk if you neglect making each other feel loved and desired. The Sun (2015) This could explain your endless quest to feel loved. The Sun (2007) The only people feeling overwhelmed in the first half of this electric, angry and wonderfully compelling match were wearing cherry. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I have to admit to feeling overwhelmed by the amount of content. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Your boyfriend is feeling overwhelmed but ignoring the problem just adds to the stress he's under. The Sun (2016) How much time will you be able to give to your plants without feeling overwhelmed or resentful? Times, Sunday Times (2009) It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. Times,Sunday Times You would feel pity for him. Times, Sunday Times His final modification was to remove their ability to feel pity, compassion, or remorse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One feels pity and rage at the same time. ST So if anyone thinks they should be feeling pity, they shouldn't. Times, Sunday Times She might feel pressured to agree but it would just add to her worries. The Sun (2015) A spokesman said: ' Parents are feeling pressure to outdo their peers by organising bigger and better birthday parties. The Sun (2006) More than a quarter of those questioned claimed to feel pressured into handing over cash for birthday and leaving presents. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Today we feel the pressure to have our weddings look like the cover of a bridal magazine or movie set. Christianity Today (2000) Or is he perhaps feeling pressured by you bluntly setting a deadline of next year and wanting him to jump to it? The Sun (2016) For chronic conditions take three times a day between meals until you feel relief. Alternative Health Care for Women (1991) I felt relief and exhilaration - also a dull, throbbing pain in my arm. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Especially the finding that sufferers feel relief when they mimic the sound back at the offender. Times, Sunday Times (2016) When it cools repeat until you feel relief. Alternative Health Care for Women (1991) At this point, we are meant to feel relief. Times, Sunday Times (2017) And while 96% regret throwing out a pair of shoes, only 15% feel remorse over ending a relationship. Times, Sunday Times You can only hope that eventually they get to a point when they will feel remorse. The Sun Seeing their reaction might help you to feel remorse and prevent you from making the same mistake tomorrow. Christianity Today Most of us don't feel remorse or empathy like 'normal' people do. The Sun There are people who feel remorse about this - there's no doubt about it. Times, Sunday Times She will eventually accept that it's silly to feel resentment. Times, Sunday Times Either we run, and feel resentment even when we are adults, or we become overly attached and continue to seek approval, putting ourselves in second place. Times, Sunday Times I don't feel resentment from the others. The Sun They are direct, ardent and truthful and are shrewd and ambitious, but they can feel trapped and bound by circumstances and so feel resentment and a sense of betrayal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I want to ask those here who have felt resentment or bitterness toward you to come and pray for you. Christianity Today Crucially he has learnt how to think before he acts out, and how to feel sadness rather than anger. Times, Sunday Times Three out of ten felt that they 'cannot live up' to their online image and one in seven felt sadness or shame about their untruths. Times, Sunday Times When you announce your news, tell your friend that you know she might find it hard and you understand if she feels sadness or envy. The Sun A person may show an expression that looks like fear when in fact he feels nothing, or feels sadness or some other emotion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And people feel safer seeing a bobby on the beat. The Sun (2009) They feel safer there when they have shed their flight feathers. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It can feel safer to hold back some of your love but it is time to put your whole heart into the relationship. The Sun (2011) It can feel safer to hold back some of your feelings, but now you're ready to show how deep love goes. The Sun (2012) Please do not feel shame in doing so: there is no stigma in asking for help when life feels unliveable. Times, Sunday Times (2017) They would not feel shame at accusations of corruption and at the opprobrium of their colleagues. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He came from a respectable working-class background - he felt shamed by her accusation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It is possible to feel shame without the cause of that feeling becoming public knowledge. Know Your Own Mind (1991) I tell our people that it's okay to feel tension when you hit parts of the story that don't immediately make sense. Christianity Today Make him feel tension and you'll be rewarded with double faults. Times, Sunday Times Start to straighten one leg until you feel tension, then point your toes and hold for 3-5 seconds. Times,Sunday Times We may feel tension at times between stewarding the earth and making good use of our money to do this. Christianity Today If you feel tension in your back, raise the hips a couple of inches. Times, Sunday Times We're not miserable, but we don't feel the need to put on airs and graces. The Sun (2017) Does he feel the need to set the record straight? Times, Sunday Times (2013) The fact is, people feel insecure in their jobs and, with the rise in prices, feel the need to save for a rainy day. The Sun (2011) The opinion polls have shown that huge majorities feel the need for a change. Times, Sunday Times (2010) There are strange noises, objects are moving around the place, you feel the presence of a supernatural being. The Sun I still feel this presence of an evolving message. Times, Sunday Times Increasingly in such views one can feel the presence of a photograph behind the image: the artist's role was to give colour, in every sense, to a scene. The Times Literary Supplement This greatly reduces the effective pull on the magnet and thus the ability for the user to feel the presence of said fastener. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Through his works, one can feel the presence of landscapes, birdsongs and different local surrounding sounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One last time, his career made him feel the sting of rejection. Times,Sunday Times It's ok that you feel the sting of the cleansing. Christianity Today He has started to feel the sting of the satirists. Times, Sunday Times I can still feel the sting of the words to this day. Globe and Mail Maybe you've felt the sting of someone promising healing only to be disappointed. Christianity Today It makes them dependent and at the beck and call of all those who feel the urge to give. Times, Sunday Times (2012) After a quick breakfast and an interview with two police detectives about her 999 call, Maggie felt the urge to go for a walk. AFTERMATH (2001) Maybe you felt the urge to focus on something, to keep yourself occupied. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In the dark days of winter it is comforting to feel the warmth of crackling logs in an open fireplace or a wood burner. Times, Sunday Times (2016) And how delicious to come in from the cold, to taste a cup of hot cocoa and to feel the warmth of flannel on my skin. 52449_CLARA (2001) I listened to Heike sleeping, felt the warmth of her hip on my thigh, her ribs feathering my flank. A DARKENING STAIN (2002) I never felt welcome in the heteronormative groups. The Sun (2018) Foreign tourists are still a relative rarity in Wisconsin and the locals go out of their way to make you feel welcome. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The toiletries came in generous bottles that made us feel welcome to stay for weeks. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Said he wasn't feeling well and took some bicarbonate of soda. 52449_CLARA (2001) One minute you weren't feeling well, the next you collapsed of heart failure after a suspected virus attacked your heart. The Sun (2012) He was not feeling well, but less panic-stricken than at any time since the shock of seeing Rochere the previous Thursday evening. FINAL RESORT They could be rising well above inflation by polling day next May, leaving the vast majority feeling better off. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Frank told his son that she just wasn't feeling well, that she wanted them to go to the pictures without her. DESPERADOES (2002) Translations: Chinese: 感觉, 触摸 Japanese: 感じる, ･･･を感じる |
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