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gut 有非理性的意思,那么 gut feeling 是什么意思

2020-08-17  本文已影响0人  外语行天下

gut 作形容词时,意为“非理性的,本能的”,那么 gut feeling 可以意为“直觉”,它是一个习惯用语,寓意:

a personal, intuitive feeling

一种个人的直觉

an instinctive feeling, without any logical rationale

一种本能的感觉,没有任何逻辑依据

an intuition about something

对某事的直觉

a feeling based on sixth sense, not on facts

基于第六感而不是事实的感觉

a feeling that you are certain is right, though you cannot explain why

一种你确信无疑的感觉是对的,尽管你无法解释为什么

例如:

I had a gut feeling that he had been lying, and sure enough, it was later proved that he had been.

我有一种直觉,他一直在撒谎,果不其然,后来证明他是在撒谎。

解析:动作 lie 表示从之前一直持续到动作 had a gut feeling,所以用过去完成进行时。

After the interview, Jules said that he had a gut feeling that he would get the job this time.

面试结束后,朱尔斯说他有一种直觉,这次他会得到这份工作。

As he approached the house, he had a gut feeling that something was wrong.

当他靠近房子时,直觉告诉他发生了事情。

解析:

1、approach 可以表示在时间或距离上靠近或接近。

2、that 引导的同位语从句,通常跟在某些名词后面,除了 feeling,还有advice,announcement,argument,belief,claim,conclusion,decision 等。

My gut feeling is that she is going to be the right person for this job.

我的直觉是她会成为这份工作的合适人选。

Hurrying down the street, Susan had a gut feeling that she was being watched.

苏珊在街上匆匆忙忙忙地走着,她有一种被监视的感觉。

解析:状语从句 Hurrying down the street 的主语和主句的主语都是 Susan,可省略状语从句的主语 Susan 和 be 动词。

Chuck said his gut feeling was that they were going to get delayed for their trip the next day, so he planned for some eventualities.

查克说,他的直觉是他们第二天的旅行会被耽搁,所以他计划了一些可能发生的事情。

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