instinct的音标

英 [ˈɪnstɪŋkt]

美 [ˈɪnstɪŋkt]

instinct的用法

n. 本能;天性;直觉

复数： instincts

记忆技巧：in 向内 + stinct 刺；刺激 → 内在的刺激 → 本能

instinct的例句

1.Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land
农民正在逐渐丢失经营土地的本领。

2.I should've gone with my first instinct, which was not to do the interview
我本该听从自己的反应，不接受这次采访的。

3.There is scientific evidence to support our instinct that being surrounded by plants is good for health
我们觉得周围植物环绕会有益健康，这种直觉有科学证据支持。

4.The basis for training relies on the dog's natural instinct to hunt and retrieve
训练是基于狗搜寻和衔回的天生本能。

5.He always knew what time it was, as if by instinct.
他总能知道几点了，仿佛是出于本能。

instinct的常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1.Instinct led the pigeons back to the roost.
鸽子的本能使它们返回鸽棚。

2.The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.
那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

3.Lions have an instinct to hunt.
狮子有猎食的本能。

instinct的词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+instinct

arouse sb's instinct 唤起某人的本能
excite gambling instinct 激起冒险的天性
follow instinct 凭直觉

形容词+instinct

natural instinct 天性
unerring instinct 准确的直觉
acquisitive instinct 贪婪的本性
base instinct 基本本能

名词+instinct

animal instinct 动物的本能

介词+instinct

by〔out of〕 instinct 出于本能
from instinct 凭直觉

instinct+介词

instinct for sports 生性爱好运动
instinct for survival 求生的本能

instinct的真题例句

1.Michael Tomasello's tests on young children indicate that they have the instinct to help others.
2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

2.One is that these instincts appear at a very young age before most parents have started to train children to behave socially.
2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

3.It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow off the starting line because it depends on learning—a gradual process—instead of instinct.
2009年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

4.When people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that produces pleasurable feelings and triggers the herding instinct that prompts humans to connect with one another.
2018年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ