instinct; instinctively
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Meanings
2 senses · 9 examplesnoun
instinct; inherent ability present from birth
neutralRefers to behaviors or abilities that are innate and not learned, common in biology and psychology.
Mì觅
shí食
shì是
dòng动
wù物
de的
běn本
néng能
。
Foraging is an animal's instinct.
Yīng婴
ér儿
xī吸
shǔn吮
mǔ母
rǔ乳
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
běn本
néng能
。
A baby sucking breast milk is an instinct.
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Mì蜜
fēng蜂
zhù筑
cháo巢
shì是
chū出
yú于
běn本
néng能
。
Bees build nests out of instinct.
Tā他
de的
qiú求
shēng生
běn本
néng能
fēi非
cháng常
qiáng强
。
His survival instinct is very strong.
Mǔ母
xìng性
běn本
néng能
ràng让
tā她
shí时
kè刻
bǎo保
hù护
zhe着
hái孩
zi子
。
Maternal instinct makes her protect her child at all times.
adverb
instinctively; without conscious thought; in an unthinking reaction
neutralDescribes an action performed automatically and unconsciously in response to a stimulus.
Shǒu手
pèng碰
dào到
rè热
shuǐ水
，
tā他
běn本
néng能
de地
suō缩
le了
huí回
lái来
。
His hand touched hot water, and he instinctively pulled it back.
Tīng听
dào到
jù巨
xiǎng响
，
tā他
běn本
néng能
de地
wǔ捂
zhù住
le了
ěr耳
duo朵
。
Hearing the loud noise, he instinctively covered his ears.
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Kàn看
dào到
wēi危
xiǎn险
，
tā她
běn本
néng能
de地
xiàng向
hòu后
tuì退
le了
yī一
bù步
。
Seeing danger, she instinctively took a step back.
Qiú球
fēi飞
guò过
lái来
shí时
，
shǒu守
mén门
yuán员
běn本
néng能
de地
pū扑
le了
chū出
qù去
。
When the ball flew over, the goalkeeper instinctively dove for it.