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instinct

🇬🇧 UK/'ɪnstɪŋ(k)t/🇺🇸 US/'instiŋkt/
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Definitions

n.

A natural, inborn impulse or behaviour; an intuitive feeling not based on conscious thought

本能;直觉;天性

adj.

Deeply filled or charged with something

充满……的;渗透着……的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
stinctprick, goad, quench
=instinct

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Birds have an instinct to migrate south for the winter.

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