- [singular] sense (of something)
an understanding about something; an ability to judge something 理解力；判断力 One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour (= the ability to find things funny or make people laugh). 作为一个生活伴侣，最重要的素质之一是幽默感。 He has a very good sense of direction (= finds the way to a place easily). 他的方向感很强。 - (figurative)
She has lost all sense of direction in her life (= the idea of what she should do in her life). 她完全丧失了生活的方向。 Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). 对事情随时都要把握好孰轻孰重。 a sense of rhythm/timing 节奏感；时机感 a sense of fun/adventure 乐趣/冒险感 Readers gain a real sense of what life was like in the camp. 读者真切地感受到该营地的生活是什么样子的。 Alex doesn't have any dress sense (= does not know which clothes look attractive). 亚历克斯对服装毫无鉴赏力。
Extra ExamplesHe seems to have lost his sense of reality. 他似乎已经丧失了对现实世界的感知力。 I have absolutely no fashion sense. 我绝对不懂时尚。 She had a great sense of style. 她很有时尚品位。 a natural sense of justice 天生的正义感
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- great
- wonderful
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- have
- sense of
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good understanding and judgement; knowledge of what is sensible or practical behaviour 见识；良好的判断；清醒的认识 You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered. 你要知道好歹，别人给你忠告，就该接受。 There's no sense in (= it is not sensible) worrying about it now. 现在大可不必为那件事忧虑。 Can't you talk sense (= say something sensible)? 你就不能说点正经的？ There's a lot of sense in what Mary says. 玛丽说得很在理。
Which Word? sensible / sensitivesensible / sensitiveSensible and sensitive are connected with two different meanings of sense.see also common sense, good sense- Sensible refers to your ability to make good judgements:
She gave me some very sensible advice. 她给了我一些非常合理的建议。 It wasn’t very sensible to go out on your own so late at night. 这么晚一个人单独外出是不太明智的。
- Sensitive refers to how easily you react to things and how much you are aware of things or other people:
sensitive 涉及反应和洞察力： a soap for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤用的肥皂 This movie may upset a sensitive child. 这部影片可能使敏感的孩子感到难过。
Extra ExamplesHe at least had the sense to call the police. 他至少还知道报警。 Some people have more money than sense. 有些人钱多，没有道理。 How could you even think of doing such a thing? Have some sense! 你怎么能想到做这样的事？有点道理！ I wish my daughter would learn some sense. 我希望女儿能掌握点儿常识。 If you had an ounce of sense, you'd never have agreed to help him. 你哪怕有一点点判断力，也不会答应帮他的忙。 There's a lot of sense in what he's saying. 他说的话很有道理。 There's no sense in going home before the concert. 去听音乐会之前还回趟家，这么做大可不必。 He was respected for his humour and his good sense. 大家都为他的幽默和明智而折服。 I developed a certain road sense during my years as a cyclist. 我在骑自行车的那些年间养成了一定的道路安全意识。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- complete
- perfect
- good
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- have
- display
- show
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- sense in
- have more money than sense
- make little sense
- (not) an ounce of sense
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the meaning that a word or phrase has; a way of understanding something 意义；含义；理解…的方式；看待…的角度 That word has three senses. 那个词有三个意思。 - in … sense
The word ‘love’ is used in different senses by different people. “爱” 这个字不同的人用来表示不同的意思。 Globalization in the broadest sense is nothing new. 最广义的全球化并不是什么新鲜事。 The word ‘perspective’ is being used here in a technical sense. “透视”一词在这里是从技术角度来使用的。 He was a true friend, in every sense of the word (= in every possible way). 无论从哪个角度讲，他都是个真正的朋友。 In a sense (= in one way) it doesn't matter any more. 从某种意义上说，这事已无关紧要了。 In some senses (= in one or more ways) the criticisms were justified. 在一定意义上，那些批评意见是有道理的。 - (formal)
In no sense can the issue be said to be resolved. 无论如何这个问题都不能说已经解决了。 - in the sense of something
I am using ‘cold’ in the sense of ‘unfriendly’. 我用“冷”来表示“不友好”。 - in the sense that…
I don't mean that the press ought to be free in the sense that no one ought to pay for it. 我并不是说媒体应该是自由的，也就是说没有人应该为此付费。 There is a sense in which we are all to blame for the tragedy. 在某种意义上，对这个悲剧我们大家都有责任。
Extra ExamplesThis is a tragedy in the fullest sense of the word. 从任何意义上讲，这都是个悲剧。 These teachings do not constitute a religion in the conventional sense. 这些学说不构成传统意义上的宗教。 The novel is about education in its widest sense. 这部小说写的是最宽泛意义上的教育。 In a very real sense, post-war repression was the continuation of the war. 从真正意义上来说，战后的经济衰退就是战争的继续。 In a certain sense, justice was done. 从某种意义上讲，正义得到了伸张。 I don't have any friends in the usual sense of the word. 我没有任何通常意义上的朋友。 I am not writing poetry in the traditional sense. 我写的不是传统诗歌。 He and I were no longer friends in any meaningful sense. 从真正意义上来说，他和我不再是朋友了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- loose
- wide
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- have
- in a sense
- in every sense of the word
- in a very real sense
- in the true sense of the word
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one of the five powers (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) that your body uses to get information about the world around you 感觉官能（即视、听、嗅、味、触五觉） the five senses 五种感觉官能 - sense of something
Dogs have a keen sense (= strong sense) of smell. 狗的嗅觉很灵敏。 the sense organs (= eyes, ears, nose, etc.) 感觉器官 I could hardly believe the evidence of my own senses (= what I could see, hear, etc.). 我简直不敢相信自己的感觉。 The mixture of sights, smells and sounds around her made her senses reel. 四周的景象、气味和声音纷至沓来，使她晕头转向。
Extra ExamplesArt should appeal to the senses rather than the intellect. 艺术应打动感官而非激发理性。 He has a sixth sense when it comes to fashion. 在时尚方面他很有灵感。 Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch. 浣熊的触觉极为发达。 She lost her sense of hearing early in life. 她早年就丧失了听觉。 When she came to, her senses told her she was lying on a beach. 她苏醒过来的时候，感觉告诉她自己正躺在一片沙滩上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- developed
- good
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- have
- lose
- heighten
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- tell somebody
- reel
- swim
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- organ
- through the senses
- the five senses
- the sense of hearing
- the sense of sight
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a feeling about something important （对重大事情的）感觉，意识 - sense of something
His career was guided by a strong sense of duty. 他的职业生涯是由强烈的责任感引导的。 There is now a sense of urgency to fix the problem. 现在有一种解决问题的紧迫感。 I have found a sense of purpose in the work I do here. 我在这里的工作中找到了目标感。 Most people in the country have a strong sense of national identity. 这个国家的大多数人都有很强的民族认同感。 My parents instilled a strong sense of responsibility in me. 父母给我灌输了强烈的责任感。 Clubs try to create a sense of community. 俱乐部力求营造一种群体意识。 Helmets can give cyclists a false sense of security. 头盔能给骑自行车的人一种虚假的安全感。 He felt an overwhelming sense of loss. 他感到非常失落。 - sense (that)…
I had the sense that he was worried about something. 我感觉他有心事。 I got the sense that she wasn't very pleased to see us. 我感觉她见到我们不是很高兴。
Extra ExamplesHe felt a deep sense of relief after the phone call. 打完那个电话他如释重负。 I experienced a new sense of freedom. 我体验到了一种新的自由的感觉。 Many felt a renewed sense of purpose in the nation's war effort. 许多人在这场民族战争中找到了新的人生目标。 Patti had a nagging sense of foreboding. 帕蒂有一种难以摆脱的不祥预感。 The conviction may bring a sense of closure. 这个判决也许让人觉得事情画上了一个句号。 We felt a profound sense of alienation from Western culture. 我们深深感到与西方文化格格不入。 a palpable sense of danger 对危险的明显感知 a vague sense of unease 一种朦胧的不安 Doesn't she have any sense of guilt about what she did? 她对自己所做的事就不感到丝毫的内疚吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- great
- keen
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- experience
- feel
- have
- …
- sense of
- a false sense of security
- sense of something
- senses[plural]
a normal state of mind; the ability to think clearly 健全的心智；清醒的思维能力；理智 If she threatens to leave, it should bring him to his senses. 假如她威胁着要走，说不定他会清醒过来。 He waited for Dora to come to her senses and return. 他盼着多拉冷静下来后回来。 No one in their right senses would give him the job! 理智上没有人会给他这份工作！ - (old-fashioned)
Are you out of your senses? You'll be killed! 你疯了吗？你会丢了性命的！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + senses- come to
- regain
- take leave of
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understanding/judgement理解；判断
meaning意义
sight/hearing, etc.视觉、听觉等
feeling感觉
normal state of mind正常的精神状态
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘meaning’): from Latin sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning’, from sentire ‘feel’. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.
Idioms
knock/talk some sense into somebody
to try and persuade somebody to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods 开导某人别干傻事；强使某人理智行事 Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision. 尽力说服她，别让她作出错误的决策。 Where would I be without you to knock some sense into my head? 如果没有你，我会在哪里？
make sense
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to have a meaning that you can easily understand 有道理；有意义；讲得通 -
to be a sensible thing to do 是明智的；合乎情理 It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version. 买最新的版本是明智的。 There are strict medicals for pilots, which makes good sense. 飞行员要接受严格的体检，这是很有道理的。
Extra ExamplesFamily-friendly policies make good business sense. 推行关爱家庭的人性化用人制度非常符合商业常识。 It makes little sense to discuss this now. 现在谈这个不明智。
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to be easy to understand or explain 表述清楚；易于理解；道理明显
make sense of something
to understand something that is difficult or has no clear meaning 理解，弄懂（不易理解的事物） I can’t make sense of that painting. 我看不懂那幅画。
see sense
to start to be sensible or reasonable 变得明智起来；开始明白事理 I tried to make him see sense, but he just wouldn't listen. 我努力想让他明白道理，可他根本不听。
a sense of occasion
take leave of your senses
- (old-fashioned)
to start behaving as if you are crazy 丧失理智；发疯