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单词 feel
释义 feel
I. \ˈfēl, esp before pause or consonant -ēəl\ verb
(felt \ˈfelt\ ; felt ; feeling ; feels)
Etymology: Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan; akin to Old High German fuolen to feel, Old Norse fālma to fumble, grope, Latin palpare to caress, and perhaps to Greek pallein to shake, brandish — more at polemic
transitive verb
1.
 a.
  (1) : to perceive by tactile, muscular, integumental, or other sensation excited by some physical stimulus : be aware of especially on contact in the body or limbs
   < feel a sharp blow >
   < feel a cold draft >
   < felt a sudden pain >
   < after an hour of climbing we began to feel fatigue >
  (2) archaic : to perceive by smell or taste
 b.
  (1) : touch, handle
   < felt the coat to see if it was wet >
  (2) slang : to feel up
 c. : to examine or explore by such methods as touching, lifting, or sounding : make a trial of : test by touching, lifting, or sounding
  < felt the rock to see how heavy it was >
2.
 a. : to experience or undergo passively : endure without taking any positive action against
  < feel inconvenience at having to stay overnight >
  < continually felt the resentment of his competitors >
  < though I was tired I felt the music with more pleasure now — Chandler Brossard >
 b. : to be conscious of (a subjective state)
  < feel pleasure in her company >
  < feel a strong sense of our own importance >
  < felt a mild inclination to cry — T.B.Costain >
 c. : to suffer from : have one's sensibilities markedly affected by
  < feel the insult deeply >
  < feel his son's ingratitude as if it were a wound >
 d. : to experience the special or typical effect of (as a subjective experience)
  < feel the judge's wrath >
  : experience the intoxicating effect of (as an alcoholic drink)
  < drank for a long time before they began to feel the liquor >
  : experience the emotional force of
  < young conductors don't bother much anymore to feel music — Virgil Thomson >
3.
 a. : to find out by or as if by the tactile sense — used with a clause as object
  < feel if any bones had been broken >
  < feel how the tiller worked >
 b. : to ascertain (as a man's attitude) by cautious trial : sound out
  < by diplomatic query tried to feel the sentiments of the neighborhood >
  : discover by careful and tentative investigatory methods
  < when the architects designed their first building they were clearly feeling their way >
  — often used with out
  < feeling out the sentiments of their neighbors on the subject of school improvements >
4.
 a. : to be aware of (something objective) by instinct or inference rather than through actual experience or sensation
  < feel the presence of an intruder in the room >
  < feel trouble brewing >
 b. : to be persuaded or convinced of emotionally rather than intellectually : believe especially on indefinite grounds
  < felt that the move would be unwise although she could give no positive reason >
  < felt that what he said was probably true >
 c. : believe, think, hold — now used with a clause as object
  < they felt that their own argument was as sound as that of their opponents >
  < I am a reader, so I feel I have a right to criticize authors — Alice Hamilton >
  < we feel that he should retire >
intransitive verb
1. : to receive or be able to receive a tactile sensation : perceive by touching or making contact
 < lost all ability to feel in his fingertips >
2.
 a. : to search for something or guide oneself using the sense of touch especially in the fingers : grope
  < she felt in her purse for her keys >
  < felt along the wall in the dark for an opening >
  < felt under the table with his foot for the spoon he had dropped >
 b. : to seek or search out with caution or uncertainty
  < went quietly through the woods feeling for the enemy >
  < began to explain at random while feeling for an excuse >
 c. : to find by trial and error
  < in the absence of a book of instructions we had to feel for the best way to rig the mechanism >
3. : to manifest itself to the tactile sense or to physical sensation — usually used with a specifying adjective
 < it feels cold outside >
 < how it feels to be hungry >
4.
 a. : to have sympathy or pity
  < capable of feeling for the poverty stricken and underfed >
 b. : to achieve or experience aesthetic identification
  < we feel for the hero who is in danger … and we unconsciously desire to realize the escape — John Erskine †1951 >
5.
 a. : to be conscious of an inward particular impression, state of mind or feeling, or physical condition : perceive oneself to be
  < feel assured >
  < feel friendly >
  < feel sick >
  < feel in a happy frame of mind >
  < feel bad >
  < feel good >
 b. : to have a marked sentiment or opinion pro or con
  < feel strongly about the disposition of school funds >
6. : to react emotionally or instinctively rather than as a result of rational or meditative analysis
 < a man who feels but seldom thinks >

- feel in one's bones
- feel like
- feel no pain
- feel of
- feel one's oats
- feel the helm
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English fele, from felen to feel — more at feel I
1.
 a. : the sense of touch
  < a blanket soft to the feel >
 b.
  (1) : an instance or opportunity of feeling by touching
   < took a feel of the bump on his head >
  (2) slang : an instance or opportunity of feeling up
2. : experience, sensation, feeling
 < the feel of an insect's bite >
 < the feel of joy >
 < learned to relish the feel of power — A.W.Long >
 < there was a feel of the train's being about to leave — Eudora Welty >
3.
 a. : the quality or properties of a thing as imparted or its typical quality or properties as recognized or determined through or as if through touch or handling
  < a greasy feel >
  < testing the feel of the cloth >
  < the warm feel of her flesh — Stuart Cloete >
 b. : typical or peculiar quality, air, or atmosphere
  < the house had the feel of a home >
  < the place has the feel of an old English pub — James Cerruti >
4.
 a. : knack, facility, or skill often deriving from an innate ability — used with for
  < a good feel for the handling of planes >
  < he will develop a feel for words which will help to make him articulate — National Catholic Educational Association Bulletin >
  < these provincial companies have a feel for opera that you'll find nowhere else in the world — T.H.Fielding >
 b. : a quality (as in an art work) resulting from such knack, facility, or skill — used with for
  < a strong feel in the artist's work for balance and proportion >
5. : an awareness of the spirit or temper of something or of its distinguishing or special qualities
 < the feel of the country >
— often used with for
 < he has a sensitive feel for the vast reaches in which his particular war took place — James Michener >
III.
Scotland
variant of fool
IV.
variant of feil
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