| 词汇 | soul-searching |
| 释义 | soul-searching noun[ U ] uk /ˈsəʊlˌsɜː.tʃɪŋ/ us /ˈsoʊlˌsɝː.tʃɪŋ/ deep and careful thought about your feelings, especially in relation to a moral problem or decision: 内省，自我反省 After much soul-searching, he decided it was wrong to vote in the elections.经过深刻的内省之后，他认定参加选举投票是错误的。 Thinking and contemplating a brown studyidiom agonize agonize over/about something beard-stroking bethink harbour heart-searching hit on/upon something I/we'll (have to) seeidiom in the cold light of dayidiom introspect navel reckon reflection revisit reweigh rumination run through someone's mind/headidiom scratch your headidiom weigh soul-searching | American Dictionarysoul-searching noun[ U ] us/ˈsoʊl ˌsɜr·tʃɪŋ/ deep and careful consideration of inner thoughts: After much soul-searching, she decided not to run for reelection. Examples of soul-searchingsoul-searching The tension becomes internalized, the character engaging in painful and destructive soul-searching in an attempt to discover his or her own deficiencies. What, they might argue, is the point of our theoretical soul-searching when the end result appears little different to that arrived at by traditional means? For her searching for a publisher is also a soul-searching period. These experiences have caused me much soul-searching. Those who may reach the same conclusion as myself will probably do so following a great deal of internal debate, soul-searching and agonising. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the proposals that are being brought forward are causing much controversy, heartache and soul-searching north of the border. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He gave a description of the soul-searching comparisons and evaluations that were involved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The decision that the law must take its course is an anxious and, indeed, soul-searching one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have some soul-searching and some reforming to do ourselves. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English But rather than looking at the global perspective, the rich world has some soul-searching and wallet-searching to do. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They are soul-searching and tearing out their hearts to try to make ends meet, and they are doing the best that they possibly can. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It took him ages of agonising in order to be able to achieve his purpose and much soul-searching before he finally made his decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have with me a file which contains more than 100 letters, many of which provoke considerable soul-searching. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a lot of soul-searching by the police. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This indicates the intricate soul-searching involved in the judicial decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of soul-searching These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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