词典释义：
an innate, typically fixed pattern of behaviour in animals in response to certain stimuli
（动物的）天性，生性；本能
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bream have strong predatory instincts .鳊鱼有强烈的捕食他物的天性。
a natural or intuitive way of acting or thinking
（行为、思想方式）本能
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they retain their old authoritarian instincts .他们保持着原有的压迫人的本能。
a natural propensity or skill of a specified kind
天性；天赋
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his instinct for making the most of his chances .他充分利用机会的天赋。
[mass noun]the fact or quality of possessing innate behaviour patterns
（作为存在的事实或特性）直觉，本能
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instinct told her not to ask the question .直觉告诉她别问这个问题。
〈正式〉 充满（某种品质，尤指好品质）的
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these canvases are instinct with passion .这些油画充满了激情。– DERIVATIVE <Bold>instinctual</Bold> <Italic>adjective</Italic>, <Bold>instinctually</Bold> <Italic>adverb</Italic>.
"late Middle English （also in the sense ‘instigation, impulse’）： from Latin
