sense 1 /sens,sɛns/ n. S1 W1英 [sens] MEANINGS 义项1.[C] a feeling about something〔对某事物的〕感觉[+ of]•Afterwards, I felt a great sense of relief. 后来，我感到如释重负•A sense of panic has spread over the country. 举国上下一片恐慌•Employees need the sense of being appreciated. 雇员需要被赏识的感觉with a sense of sth•He looked around the room with a sense of achievement. 他带着一种成就感环顾房间sense that•I had the sense that he was lying. 我有一种感觉，他在撒谎2.[singular,单数] the ability to understand or judge something理解力；判断力sense of humour (=the ability to understand and enjoy things that are funny)幽默感•I like Pam - she has a really good sense of humour . 我喜欢帕姆，她很有幽默感。
sense of direction (=the ability to judge which way you should be going, or what your aims should be)方向感•It was dark and he had completely lost his sense of direction . 天黑了，他完全失去了方向感sense of proportion (=the ability to judge what is important and what is not important)•Let’s keep a sense of proportion, and not rush to any hasty conclusions. 我们要有主次观念，不要急于下结论sense of justice/fairness•Kids have a natural sense of justice . 小孩子都有一种天生的正义感dress/clothes sense (=the ability to judge which clothes look good)着装感，对服装的鉴赏力3.[C] one of the five natural powers of sight, hearing, feeling, taste, and smell, that give us information about the things around us感官，感觉官能〔即视觉、听觉、触觉、味觉和嗅觉〕→ sixth sense•Cats have a very acute sense of hearing (= very good, so that they can hear even the smallest sound ) . 猫的听觉非常敏锐。
•Combinations of flavors, textures, and colour that can delight the senses . 使感官愉悦的味道、口感和颜色的结合sense of smell/taste/touch etc•She has a good sense of smell. 她嗅觉很好the five senses (=all of the senses)五种感官4.[U] when someone makes sensible or practical decisions, or behaves in a sensible, practical way见识，良好的判断→ common sensehave the sense to do sth (=behave in a sensible way and do what is best in that situation)有做某事的常识，知道好歹•You should have had the sense to turn off the electricity first. 你应该知道要先关掉电源这个常识。
there is no sense in (doing) sth (=it is not sensible to do something)（做）某事是没道理的•There’s no sense in getting upset about it now. 现在没有必要为这件事苦恼see sense (=realize what is the sensible thing to do)开始明白事理，变得明智起来•I wish the politicians would see sense and stop the war. 我希望政客们能够变得明智一点，结束这场战争talk/knock some sense into sb (=try to make someone behave in a more sensible way)开导某人使其明智起来，让某人明白过来5.make senseto have a clear meaning and be easy to understand 有意义，表述清晰，易于理解•Read this and tell me if it makes sense. 读读这篇东西，告诉我通不通。
to be a sensible thing to do 是明智的，是合乎情理的•Would it make sense for the city authorities to further restrict parking? 市政当局进一步限制停车的做法是否合乎情理？it makes sense (for sb) to do sth •It makes sense to save money while you can. 钱能省就省，这是明智的做法if something makes sense, there seems to be a good reason or explanation for it 解释得通，有道理•Why did she do a thing like that? It doesn’t seem to make sense. 她为什么做那种事情？这似乎讲不通6.make (some) sense of sthto understand something, especially something difficult or complicated理解[弄懂]某事物〔尤指困难或复杂的事物〕•Can you make any sense of this article? 你能看懂这篇文章吗？7.[C] the meaning of a word, sentence, phrase etc〔单词、句子、短语等的〕意义，意思•The word ‘record’ has several different senses. record 这个词有几种不同的意思。
•Any alteration would spoil the sense of the entire poem. 任何改动都会破坏整首诗的含义8.[C] a way in which something can be true or real意义，含义，角度•The hotel was in no sense (= not at all ) comfortable. 这家酒店怎么也称不上舒适•George was a big man in every sense of the word (= in every way ) . 乔治不管怎么说都是个大个子•This is true in a general sense . 从一般意义上来讲，这是对的•Communication, in any real sense (= of any real kind ) , was extremely limited. 真正意义上的交流极其有限in a sense/in one sense/in some senses etc (=in one way, in some ways etc)从某种意义上来讲•What he says is right, in a sense. 他所说的是对的，从某种意义上来说是这样。
in a (very) real sense (=used to emphasize that a statement or description is true)确实地，毫无疑问地•A head of a school is a manager in a very real sense. 学校校长实际上就是一个管理人员9.your/her etc sensessomeone’s ability to think clearly and behave sensibly – used in some expressions when you think that someone has lost this ability健全的心智，理智 用于某些表达法，表示某人失去理智〕→ at 见 leave 2•See if you can bring her to her senses . (= make someone think clearly and behave sensibly ) 看看你能否让她明白过来come to your senses (=to start to think clearly and behave sensibly again)醒悟过来；恢复理智•One day he’ll come to his senses and see what a fool he’s been. 总有一天他会清醒过来，明白自己曾经有多么傻。
be out of your senses (=have lost the ability to think clearly and behave sensibly)失去理智•Are you completely out of your senses? 你是不是疯了？10.talk sensespoken to say things that are reasonable or sensible – often used when you think someone has just said somethi。