| 单词 | instinct |
| 释义 | instinct (once / 106 pages) nadj An instinct is something you don't need to learn — it happens naturally, without you even thinking about it. Babies cry by instinct, and ducks follow their mother by instinct. Animals and humans learn a lot of things from other animals and humans. But if there isn't any learning involved, then the behavior is an instinct. Instincts come naturally, like a baby's desire to feed. Some behaviors are a combination of instinct and learned behavior, like language. Others happen without any teaching at all, like the instinct to run when you see a big, hungry looking bear. When you see the word instinct, think natural response. WORD FAMILYinstinct: instinctive, instinctly, instincts+/instinctive: instinctively USAGE EXAMPLES“He is definitely playing with a killer instinct,” McAdoo said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Most of the instinct stuff is still the same,” Bowles said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) To deny the tug of that on all your most primitive instincts is to deny that you are human at all. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1n inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli the spawning instinct in salmon altruistic instincts in social animals Syn|Hypo|Hyper inherent aptitude id (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity aptitude inherent ability 2adj (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated words instinct with love Syn replete full containing as much or as many as is possible or normal |
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