| 词汇 | collocation_english_instinct |
| 释义 | Collocations with instinctThese are words often used in combination with instinct. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. animal instinct That is the animal instinct that is found in every human being and which lures people's body and mind to immoderate search for worldly pleasures. basic instinct For most cottagers and labourers the battle to retain a respectable independence was a basic instinct. competitive instinct If one firm is lagging behind another, then the competitive instinct makes that firm devise ways of securing fresh trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 creative instinct In particular, the harmony is in no way restricted and is left to the creative instinct of the composer. gut instinct Well, they rely on theory - or on gut instinct (itself often the product of some long-forgotten theory). herding instinct Due to their herding instinct, they love to chase anything that moves, so it is best to keep them inside fenced areas. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. homing instinct The homing instinct has brought us home. human instinct This concept was difficult for some to understand given that it is a human instinct to want to calm a distressed baby rather than match a baby's distress. hunting instinct Their hunting instinct finds full outlet within the walls of their home, as the place is infested with large sized audacious bugs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 instinct of self-preservation The instinct of self-preservation leads to the most elaborate system of protective mimicry, resulting in a riot of paper-work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 maternal instinct Such explanations are illustrated in the responses which referred to maternal instinct, discussed in the previous section, and in the following account. natural instinct Reclaiming lost land was a principal goal for policymakers, but does that reflect nationalism or simply the natural instinct of rulers-anywhere and at all times? political instinct His judgement is as severe as his political instinct would become. predatory instinct It may be original sin, or merely predatory instinct, or, indeed, it may be pressure from a relatively small section of their supporters which they are not able to resist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 primitive instinct This primitive instinct has inspired philosophical justification. 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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