sensation
UK/sen'seiʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
A physical feeling or perception detected through the senses
感觉，知觉（通过感官察觉到的）
n.
A general feeling or impression that is hard to describe
（难以名状的）感受，印象
n.
A person, event, or thing that causes intense public excitement
引起轰动的人或事；轰动
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsens (the sens- form of sent, 'feel/perceive') + -ation (noun) = the act or result of feeling. Its first meaning is literal: a bodily sensation (a burning sensation). The 'public excitement' meaning is a metaphor — a sensation is something so striking that everyone feels it at once.
Root sent still carries 33 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.cause a sensation引起轰动
- 2.overnight sensation一夜成名的人／事
- 3.burning sensation灼烧感
- 4.physical sensation身体感觉
- 5.create a sensation造成轰动
Example Sentences
- 1.
A sharp burning sensation ran up his arm.
- 2.
The young singer became an overnight sensation.
- 3.
I had the strange sensation of being watched.