/ˈɪnstɪŋkt ||; ˈɪnstɪŋkt/noun [C,U] the natural force that causes a person or animal to behave in a particular way without thinking or learning about it 本能:
Birds learn to fly by instinct. 鸟类靠本能学会飞翔。In a situation like that you don't have time to think -- you just act on instinct. 在那种情况下,你没有时间考虑,只是凭直觉行事。 ➔instinctive /ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv ||; ɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/ adj Your instinctive reaction is to run from danger. 闪避危险是你的本能反应。 ➔instinctively adv