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do nothing.  o [V] This decision

is, I feel, a huge mistake. $£iA A&7#i£Ji7XA&tJf0 ij|0 o This is something I feel strongly about, o o note at think

►                 BE STRONGLY AFFECTED 8 [VN] to experience the

effects or results of sth, often strongly ( *g> M )

P|r1 ;         ( 77® ) foyk3\ \ He feels the cold a lot. ttfetStfi^,,

o Cathy was really feeling the heat, gflIt K W 31 fB ^ 0 o She felt her mother’s death very deeply. fi D o The effects of the recession are being felt every­where.          o 0 We all felt the force

of her arguments. $i\\}UW£3\~{ MA&ffitfiftiiko

►                 SEARCH WITH HANDS i}j 7M A 9 [V] ~ (about/around) (for

sth) to search for sth with your hands, feet, etc. ( fj X. A.# ) MA,  He felt in his pockets for

some money.         Oil MM If $!$£--•01 had to feel

about in the dark for the light switch, f£j#$E HBf XMf?

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117171 feel your 'age to realize that you are getting old, especially compared with people you are with who are younger than you ( AtB-X&X&#l& ) liPJiBAXffl X,         I         feel your 'ears burning to think

or imagine that other people are talking about you jfc ( i^Ai«$iJMA£i&!iB ) feel free (to do sth) (informal) used to tell sb that they are allowed to do sth (    ) nJUJBitJitiftSX: Feel free to ask

questions if you don’t understand. tfcli:JI71iIi M l«] o 0 ‘Can I use your phone?’ ‘Feel free. ’ “ f£ X jfc ” “H{£XBE0 feel 'good to feel happy, confident, etc. /!& 3\ fjjy'R (.   # fit 7' # ) : It makes me

feel good to know my work is appreciated. $£ ii $£ E/J Ao feel (it) in your 'bones (that ... ) to be certain about sth even though you do not have any direct proof and cannot explain why you are certain 7 7 ^3'J; Xfkffifif1];     : I know

I’m going to fail this exam—I can feel it in my bones, fie

M&A#Tit$lcM77A: feel like

sth/like doing sth to want to have or do sth $11?^ #J;    : I feel like a drink. $£*Jlfili~-J3L o We all

felt like celebrating. $£ f|1 MA ft—* # 0 0 We’ll go for a walk if you feel like it.       feel

the 'pinch (informal) to not have enough money XAfn $j?;    ® $£: Lots of people who have lost their jobs

are starting to feel the pinch. Ail Aik# JF 0 77 #?MTo feel 'sick (especially BrF) to feel as though you will vomit soon      *1 n±; Mum! I feel sick. M

feel ,sick to your 'stomach (NAmF) to feel as though you will vomit soon         *gR±

feel your 'way 1 to move along carefully, for example when it is dark, by touching walls, objects, etc. ( #0 /E MHf 7 ) M^lfXsIj 2 to be careful about how you do things, usually because you are in a situation that you are not familiar with ( iffi'EMA ) MtfffM: She was new in the job, still feeling her way. ftfe i$L X jf 7 aSittfo not feel your'self to not feel healthy and well % # 7 # 7 £F; & 3\ # ft 7 #? HR — more at death, flatter, hard adv., honour n.,

HONOUR V., JELLY, MARK n., MILLION, PRESENCE, SMALL adj. «a:i;yj 'feel for sb to have sympathy for sb 1^‘lf,

^ A ) : I really felt for her when her husband died. M&tAAAtff, o I do feel for you,

honestly.      $£ m m 1*1 tf # o ,feel sb-'up

(informal) to touch sb sexually, especially when they do not want you to HT1 grope ,feel 'up to sth to have the strength and energy to do or deal with sth '§£

a ( mmm );  (mmm) ■. do we

have to go to the party? I really don’t feel up to it. $£fn $£^£&#*fAj&f$Xo

0 [+ -ing] After the accident she didn’t feel up to driving.

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■ noun [sing.]

►                 TOUCH MM 1 the feel the feeling you get when you

touch sth or are touched M ; X !§: You can tell it’s silk by the feel, ffc          0 She loved the

feel of the sun on her skin. M # A PB ^ ± (ft ilS

2 an act of feeling or touching MM; M: I had a feel of the material. |^M7^7i&IHR#L

IMPRESSION Ep l£ 3 the impression that is created by a

place, situation, etc.; atmosphere ( 'tfSf^A

1$ ) £p|£,    AM: It’s a big city but it has the feel

of a small town. &JiMA$rU, £P*ftA—77tM#7P 0.o o The room has a comfortable feel to it. i£7/*ll'#7

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r»T71 get the feel of sth/of doing sth to become familiar with sth or with doing sth jf $L ( X7 ) : I haven’t got the feel of the brakes in this car yet.          have a feel

for sth to have an understanding of sth or be naturally good at doing it          #JA7: She has

a real feel for languages.          AAo

feel-er /*fl:la(r)/ noun [usually pi.] either of the two long thin parts on the heads of some insects and of some animals that live in shells that they use to feel and touch things with (  ) Mft, MM

Cim antenna IT»fll put out 'feelers (informal) to try to find out what people think about a particular course of action before you do it

‘feel-good adj. making you feel happy and pleased about life A1# tt l$: a feel-good movie X,A iiriMX

fT7m the 'feel-good factor (flr£) (used especially in newspapers, etc.) the feeling of confidence in the future that is shared by many people (

feeling CHr /'fiilirj/ noun

►                 STH THAT YOU FEEL 1 [C] ~ (of sth) something that

you feel through the mind or through the senses ( pfcj 7 IT (ft )   a feeling of hunger/excite-

ment/sadness, etc. tH ^. A IeT .  &tl ^ Ixt 0 guilty

feelings        0 7Ve got a tight feeling in my stomach.

^        0 (informal) ‘I really resent the way he

treated me.’ T know the feeling (= I know how you feel).’

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‘I’m going to miss you.’ The feeling’s mutual (= I feel exactly the same).’          ” “ftctkJL ”

►                 IDEA/BELIEF Ife; 2 [sing.] ~ (of sth) | ~ (that ... )

the idea or belief that a particular thing is true or a particular situation is likely to happen A; #&; {§ &   impression : He suddenly had the feeling of

being followed, life ^ M ^ M ^ 7 o o I got the feeling that he didn’t like me much. fkP1l^^:>i:flk77:f6;i:^

o I had a nasty feeling that we were lost. $£#77

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►                 ATTITUDE/OPINION 7Jt: M.SL 3 [U, C] ~ (about/on sth)

an attitude or opinion about sth ^ j® ; M JaL : The general feeling of the meeting was against the decision. 7 0 I don’t have any

strong feelings about it one way or the other. $£)($ilt^7 # M H 7k, tfe 7 # £!J A o o My own feeling is that we should buy the cheaper one. $£7Al$l£JS,jt$lcClJ&i£l£ $$ M S W SP 7 o 0 She had mixed feelings about giving up her job.  O Public feeling

is being ignored by the government. 77Mill1] 7®

►                 EMOTIONS fit $ 4 feelings [pi.] a person’s emotions rather than their thoughts or ideas tf ^ ; |§ 'If ; He hates talking about his feelings, ftk A M tlk PtJ ]^ ']# 0 0 I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings (= offend you). $£7

o 5 [U, C] strong emotion M57 M 'If; tS 0. 'If : She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless.        O

Feelings are running high (= people are very angry or excited). #[f$$:fr0

►                 UNDERSTANDING Jiff 6 [U] ~ (for sb/sth) the ability to

understand sb/sth or to do sth in a sensitive way Jiff A ; ^ to A ;  ^ : She has a wonderful feeling for

colour.        o He played the piano with great

feeling, {mwwmmm^o

►                 SYMPATHY/LOVE [WJ ]f ;     ^ 7 [U, pi.] ~ (for sb/sth)

sympathy or love for sb/sth 0] 1# ; M : You have no feeling for the sufferings of others. # Aitk A fM 7 7 A ‘If 7v0 o I still have feelings for her (= feel attracted to her in a romantic way).

►                 PHYSICAL #■]$: 8 [U] the ability to feel physically UtA# Hfc; #1 ^: TVe lost all feeling in my legs.

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►                 ATMOSPHERE HM 9 [sing.] the atmosphere of a place,

situation, etc. ( J7ir. tf   ) AM: They have