understanding about sth; an ability
to judge sth IIM A ; f\\ Hr A ;
One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour (- the ability to find
things funny or make people laugh). ft A - - ft ft. p,
ff- {p, O He has a very good
sense of direction (= finds the way
to a place easily), life fiIftMi!HliitSo 0 She has lost all sense of
direction in her h/e. iiTA ft & ft T ftpfill ft l"Jc O Always
try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of
different things). JW'Hf KSN'f&IflElS#?0 a sense of rhythm/timing ft fj]j|; flU o Alex doesn’t
have any dress sense (= does not know which
clothes look attractive). — see also
road sense 4 [u] good
understanding and judgement; knowledge of what is sensible or practical
behaviour JaL iR; fill k Hr; in
M (A iA iR : You should have the sense
to take advice when it is offered. ft,
$*J
A in ft & ft, Wtit&'O.o o There’s no sense in (= it is not
sensible) worrying about it now. M ft
:A W>A ft IP ft Attit o
0 Can’t
you talk sense (= say sth sensible)? ft
Ais M. JE H fill ? 0 There’s a lot of sense in what Mary says. — see also common sense,
GOOD SENSE
►
NORMAL STATE OF MIND 5 senses
[pi.]
a
normal state of mind; the
ability to think clearly
fil
ft #; J# B1 ftj © ££ 16A';' If: If she threatens to leave, it should bring
him to his senses, Ill ft MM iff If lc ^AaeM SIM
Ao 0 He
waited for Dora to come
to her senses and
return. M5f£0 0
(old-fashioned) Are you out
of your senses? You’ll be killed! ft
fa
T ftr ? (0 '■(old-fashioned) Why
does she want to marry him? She must have taken leave of her senses. MU MAfe® Aft
►
MEANING M X 6 [C] the meaning that
a word or phrase has; a way of understanding sth MX; ftX; HI? • •
• fill
ft-W'IS: The word love’ is used
in different senses by different people, “g” MA^AMfilJ All A
A M 61) it © 0 0 education in its broadest sense Miff ft 0
He was a true friend, in every sense of the word
(= in every possible
way). ilfe IUMI ft M IE fill flB
A o O Ina sense (= in one way) it
doesn’t matter any more. jkMffiMXJffffo,
IT.
0 In
some senses (= in one or more ways) the criticisms
were justified. ft lift#: JEH
7filHfilJo 0 (formal) In no sense can the issue be said to be resolved.
*ifcftft&ftffi@fPAteiae£lfi¥&70 o There is a sense in which
we are all to blame for the tragedy. fEXftMXY,
MMft »J ftef 1Aftf ftlft ft 0 o note at sensible
riliH knock/talk some
sense into sb to
try and
persuade
sb to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods
RP-vf S AfjFf fjg^; 3 Alt ifA make 'sense 1 to have a meaning
that you can easily understand ft 31 HI; ft M A; ##il: This sentence
doesn’t make sense, Mftft)7 Aific 2 to be a sensible thing to do H
$1H? &A ft ft if II: It makes sense to buy the
most up-to-date version. -SZ ft §r fHl M. ft %} fill „ 3 to
be easy to understand or explain Ifli; itftPJJl: John wasn’t
making much sense on the
phone. #j
|E ffe it A if A^ifo 0 Who would send me all
these flowers? It makes no sense, it ftftf IS M & & £feaM? M A'l S A 0 make ‘sense of sth to understand sth that
is difficult or has no clear meaning UH, #‘lf ( A JjHI? filjif ) see 'sense to start to be
sensible or reasonable m ^ ®5tt;
If M >$ 6 a sense of oc'
casion
a feeling or
understanding that an event is important or special lltl ( MMtlft ) HM.:
Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion,
4#Mo —more at
LEAVE n.
■
verb (not used in the
progressive tenses Affi Aiftff tt)
►
BECOME AWARE >; 1 to become aware of
sth even
though you cannot see it,
hear it, etc. ; M. iR
PJ; [VN] Sensing danger, they started to run.
ftk
ill ii3\ W fa*,
ItMftMo 0 [V] Thomas, she sensed, could convince anyone of
anything, jtfe if, ft R; ita iik
0 [V (that)] Lisa sensed that he did
elieve her. Dil^^iRSIJi'lkA'i'SfsMo [also VN -ing, VN
inf, V wh-l
►
OF MACHINE fit! 2 [VN]
to discover and record sth fkjjfij ft: equipment that senses the presence of toxic gases
sense-less /'senslas/ adj. 1 (disapproving) having no meaning or purpose fcMXtft; ft @ ^
H33
point
less : senseless violence Aii E$ # t\ 0 His death was a senseless waste of life, flk ft ill H 7 ^, ft i# M ft M X □
►
It’s senseless to
continue any further.
MXo 2 [not
before noun] unconscious He
was beaten senseless, fik ® IT ^ 7 0
0 She drank herself senseless. MBiifA^A^o 3 not using good judgement A $ ^ ; ItW: The police blamed senseless
drivers who went too fast. If In "ft # it 7 fl If ‘ft A o
►
senselessly adv.
sensibil ity /.sensa'bilati/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 [u, C] the ability
to experience and understand deep feelings, especially in art and literature ( MW) ) ffSA
is A, '^■'Mfs, II a man of impeccable manners,
charm and sensibility —AWMA. tftujfll
iJ^jHA 0 artistic sensibility zlAl^A 2 sensibilities [pi.] a person’s
feelings, especially when the person is easily offended or influenced by sth (
ft ja #! P|b] (Kj f M 'IW : The article offended her religious sensibilities.
sens ible CHf /'sensabl/ adj.
►
(of people and their behaviour ARfr A) able to make good judgements based on
reason and experience rather than emotion; practical Bf] H 61; IS If W);
A M
;
ff] 0*^17 W: She’s a sensible sort of person. MM.ft i£I16! Ao 0 I think that’s a very sensible idea.
0
Say something sensible. i&,£jE
^ fill 0 o I think the
sensible thing would be to take a taxi home. AII ft ft. X 0 A fill 0 c 2 (of clothes,
etc. HS^#) useful rather
than fashionable fill : sensible shoes ft^M§fiifill^ 3 (formal or literary) aware of sth M iR PJ; iA iR M: I am sensible of the fact that mathematics is not a
popular subject, fclfl A^lAifflo frTTiJ for sense 3 insensible Use
silly
(sense l) or impractical (senses 1 and 2) as the opposite
for the other senses, ft silly (ill )
| impractical ( ffl 1 lk% 2 ft ) ft ft sensible
XM. 1 SO 2
►
sens ibly /-abli/ adv.: to behave sensibly ^ikjf W o He
decided, very sensibly, not to drive when he was so tired.
very sensibly dressed. Mfil) foo
WHICH WORD? Pfr
sensible«sensitive
Sensible
and sensitive are connected with two different meanings of sense. * sensible
111 sensitive A sense fill M A AM # A ft 5K- ■ Sensible refers to
your ability to make good judgements. * sensible She gave me some
very sensible advice.
o It wasn’t very sensible to go out on your own so late
at night. iAA^-AA#-^ftftJiAABJWfiIo a Sensitive refers to
how easily you react to things and how much you are aware of things or other
people.
* sensitive
# X S^A: a soap for sensitive skin SAiftjfcft filHEft o This movie may upset a sensitive child.
sen si tive (Hr /'sensativ/ adj.
►
TO PEOPLE'S FEELINGS AftkAli'J 'iW 1 ~ (to sth) aware of
and able to understand
other people and their feelings # M III; ffitfil; Ait fill: a sensitive and
caring man f^Mfillll A 0 She is very sensitive to
other people’s feelings. £fejgfg#i|if&AfilJ]i1f 0 £333 insensitive
TO
ART/MUSIC/LITERATURE .If ft A / , V A / A 7- 2 able to understand
art, music and literature and to express yourself through them ]®^;@[|^fiI; ''ftA^'E0fill;
^