sense [sens]
n./vt.
原义:感官,官能【C】
a sense of sight [hearing, smell, taste, touch]
视觉【听觉,嗅觉,味觉,触觉】
引申义:1、感觉,意识,观念
He has a good sense of smell.
他的嗅觉很灵敏。
He is free from any sense of responsibility.
他丝毫没有责任感。
2、辨别力,判断力,见识
He has a good business sense.
他很有经济头脑。
3、意义,意思
I wish you'd talk sense.
要是你说有意义的话就好了。
Can you make sense of this poem?
你看得懂这首诗吗?
4、理智,知觉,思维的能力(pl.)
Anyone in his right senses wouldn't do that.
神智清醒的人都不会去干那种事。
5、道理,益处,效用
What's the sense of arguing with him?
同他争论有什么用处呢?
【同根词】
1、sensation n. 感觉,知觉,轰动
Her appearance created a sensation.
她的出现曾轰动一时。
2、sensible adj. 明智的,明白的,通情达理的
He is a sensible fellow.
他是一个明白人。
3、sensitive adj. 敏感的,灵敏的,感光的
He is very sensitive about his age.
他非常介意他的年龄。
【背句子记单词】
She has no sense of time.
她没有时间观念。
There is a lot of sense in what you say.
你的话颇有道理。