n (1)本能(natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way without thinking or training)[U，C] [Nt] ：be guided by～受本能支配;Birds learn to fly/know how to build a nest by～. 鸟儿学飞/知道怎样筑巢是出于本能。 the herd/hereditary/homing/linguistic/primitive human～群居/遗传/返回原地/语言/人的原始的本能;the～to survive/protect the young 生存/保护幼崽的本能;Their natural～s led pigeons back to the roost. 鸽子的自然本能使它们返回鸽棚。

(2)天性，直觉(natural feeling that makes a person choose to act in a certain way)[U，C] [N(for)]：act on/know from～凭直觉行事/知道;trust one's～s 相信自己的直觉;arouse her maternal～唤起她作母亲的天性;destructive/killer～破坏/杀手的天性;have an～for art/colour/sports/making money/always doing and saying the right thing 具有艺术/色彩/体育运动/赚钱/做事说话永不出错的天性;With the～of a poet，he saw in it effective material for a drama. 他以一个诗人的直觉看出其中有动人的戏剧素材。

adj 充满(filled with)[A(with)] [作pred]：a picture～with life 充满生气的绘画;a book～with sentiments 充满伤感的书; a situation～with great possibilities 极有可能出现的形势;be～with confidence 充满信心;

→ins′tinctive adj 本能的，直觉的;ins-′tinctively adv 本能地，直觉地