instinctive

英 [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv]

美 [ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv]

adj. 本能的; 直觉的; 天生的

TOEFL GRE 医学

Collins.2 / BNC.8715 / COCA.14454

牛津词典

adj.

本能的；直觉的；天生的
based on instinct , not thought or training
1. instinctive knowledge
  本能的知识
2. She's an instinctive player.
  她是个天生的运动员。
3. My instinctive reaction was to deny everything.
  我的本能反应是否认一切。

柯林斯词典

ADJ 本能的;天性的;直觉的
Aninstinctivefeeling, idea, or action is one that you have or do without thinking or reasoning.
1. It's an absolutely instinctive reaction—if a child falls you pick it up...
  这完全是本能的反应——如果一个孩子摔倒了你会把他扶起来。
2. Ms Senatorova showed an instinctive feel for market economics.
  谢纳托罗娃女士对市场经济学有一种天生的敏感。

英英释义

adj

unthinking
1. a cat's natural aversion to water
2. offering to help was as instinctive as breathing
Synonym:natural

双语例句

During our training and subsequent practice, this urge to help and to heal becomes almost instinctive.
在我们的培训和随后的实践过程中，这种想帮助和医治的强烈愿望几乎变成了本能。
Of course, you'll inevitably interact with people whose instinctive patterns are different from yours.
当然，你不可避免地会同那些本能行为风格和你不同的人打交道。
Q.Are you an instinctive actor? Do you like repeating shots?
那你觉得你是个天生的演员吗？你喜欢一遍遍反复拍那些镜头吗？
I think most of us have the instinctive ability to discern between the merely obsequious and the purely altruistic.
提要我想我们大部分人都可以直觉的辨认出逢迎谄媚和纯粹的利他行为。
Our instinctive reaction when someone causes us pain is to strike back
当被别人弄疼时我们本能的反应是反击。
Sex is instinctive, possessive, commanding: a force to be reckoned with, dangerous when unleashed.
性是一种本能，是占有和支配，是一种被认为是一旦释放便十分危险的力量。
Instinctive deference to authority, paternalism and reluctance to cause others to lose face inhibit overt challenge and criticism.
对权威出自本能的顺从、家长作风以及不愿让别人丢脸的心态，抑制了公然的挑战与批评。
Even so, he lacks the instinctive charm of a politician.
即便如此，他也缺乏一个政治家与生俱来的魅力。
Having read this, what's your instinctive reaction?
读过这些之后，你的本能反应是什么？
Once you know your instinctive style, brainstorm ways to make it work for you, not against you.
一旦你知道自己的本能行为风格，采用”头脑风暴“得出让它为你效劳的途径，而不是让它与你背道而驰。