1 [C] a feeling that is caused by sth affecting your body or part of your body 感觉: a pleasant/unpleasant/tingling sensation 愉快╱不愉快╱刺痛的感觉

2 [U] the ability to feel when touching or being touched 知觉: For some time after the accident he had no sensation in his legs. 意外发生后，他的两条腿曾有一段时间失去了知觉。

3 [C] [usu.sing] a general feeling or impression that is difficult to explain 下意识的感觉或印象: I had the peculiar sensation that I was floating in the air. 我有一种浮在空中的奇特感觉。

4 [C] [usu.sing] great excitement, surprise or interest among a group of people; sb/sth that causes this excitement 轰动；引起轰动的人或事: The young American caused a sensation by beating the top player. 那个年轻的美国人打败了头号选手，轰动一时。