1.[c]感觉官能（即视、听、嗅、味、触五觉）one of the five powers (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) that your body uses to get information about the world around you
the five senses五种感觉官能
Dogs have a keen(= strong) sense of smell.狗的嗅觉很灵敏。
the sense organs(= eyes, ears, nose, etc.)感觉器官
I could hardly believe the evidence of my own senses(= what I could see, hear, etc.) .我简直不敢相信自己的感觉。
The mixture of sights, smells and sounds around her made her senses reel.四周的物象、气味和声音纷至沓来，使她晕头转向。
2.[c]（对重大事情的）感觉，意识a feeling about sth important
He felt an overwhelming sense of loss.他感到非常失落。
a strong sense of purpose/identity/duty, etc.重大意义、很强的身份认同感、很强的责任感等
Helmets can give cyclists a false sense of security .头盔能给骑自行车的人一种虚假的安全感。
I had the sense that he was worried about something.我感觉他有心事。
3.[sing]理解力；判断力an understanding about sth; an ability to judge sth
One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour(= the ability to find things funny or make people laugh) .作为一个生活伴侣，最重要的素质之一是幽默感。
He has a very good sense of direction(= finds the way to a place easily) .他的方向感很强。
She has lost all sense of direction in her life.她完全丧失了生活的方向。
Always try to keep a sense of proportion(= of the relative importance of different things) .对事情随时都要把握好孰轻孰重。
a sense of rhythm/timing节奏感；时机感
Alex doesn't have any dress sense(= does not know which clothes look attractive) .亚历克斯对服装毫无鉴赏力。
4.[u]见识；良好的判断；清醒的认识good understanding and judgement; knowledge of what is sensible or practical behaviour
You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered.你要知道好歹，别人给你忠告，就该接受。
There's no sense in(= it is not sensible) worrying about it now.现在大可不必为那件事忧虑。
Can't you talk sense(= say sth sensible) ?你就不能说点正经的？
There's a lot of sense in what Mary says.玛丽说得很在理。
5.[pl]健全的心智；清醒的思维能力；理智a normal state of mind; the ability to think clearly
If she threatens to leave, it should bring him to his senses .假如她威胁着要走，说不定他会清醒过来。
He waited for Dora to come to her senses and return.他盼着多拉冷静下来后回来。
Are you out of your senses ? You'll be killed!你疯了吗？你会丢了性命的！
Why does she want to marry him? She must have taken leave of her senses .她怎么会要嫁给他呢？她准是脑子有毛病了。
6.[c]意义；含义；理解…的方式；看待…的角度the meaning that a word or phrase has; a way of understanding sth
The word ‘love’ is used in different senses by different people.“爱”这个字不同的人用来表示不同的意思。
education in its broadest sense最广泛意义上的教育
He was a true friend, in every sense of the word(= in every possible way) .无论从哪个角度讲，他都是个真正的朋友。
In a sense(= in one way) it doesn't matter any more.从某种意义上说，这事已无关紧要了。
In some senses(= in one or more ways) the criticisms were justified.在一定意义上，那些批评意见是有道理的。
In no sense can the issue be said to be resolved.无论如何这个问题都不能说已经解决了。
There is a sense in which we are all to blame for the tragedy.在某种意义上，对这个悲剧我们大家都有责任。
This sentence doesn't make sense.这个句子不通。
It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version.买最新的版本是明智的。
John wasn't making much sense on the phone.约翰在电话上说得不大清楚。
Who would send me all these flowers? It makes no sense.谁会给我送这么多花呢？真不可思议。
This sentence doesn't make sense.这个句子不通。
It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version.买最新的版本是明智的。
John wasn't making much sense on the phone.约翰在电话上说得不大清楚。
Who would send me all these flowers? It makes no sense.谁会给我送这么多花呢？真不可思议。
Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion.桌上点了一些蜡烛，使得那个晚上有一种特别的气氛。
Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion.桌上点了一些蜡烛，使得那个晚上有一种特别的气氛。
1.感觉到；意识到；觉察出to become aware of sth even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc.
Sensing danger, they started to run.他们感到有危险，撒腿就跑。
Lisa sensed that he did not believe her.莉萨意识到他不相信她。
Thomas, she sensed, could convince anyone of anything.她觉得，托马斯能说服任何人相信任何事。
He sensed someone moving around behind him.他感觉有人在他后面走动。
He sensed something move in the bushes.他察觉到灌木丛中有什么东西在动。
She could sense how nervous he was.她能感觉到他有多紧张。
2.~ sth检测出to discover and record sth
equipment that senses the presence of toxic gases检测有毒气体的设备
So should the Bank of England follow suit? The answer is: no. Another quarter of a percentage point cut now makes good sense.
那么英国央行应当效仿这一做法吗？答案是否定的。
milestones that create a sense of its dominance at a time when other nations continue to struggle with the aftermath of the crisis.
在其他国家仍在为摆脱危机的后续影响而苦苦挣扎之际，这些里程碑让人感受到中国的优势地位。
And just as this seeming fact of nature disheartened many Libyans, it bred a sense of untouchability in the dictator and his children.
这个貌似自然的事实使利比亚人民灰心，甚至自认为是理所当然的独裁者和他的子女们的贱民。
having proved his point , dr liu is now trying to design sensors that work more like the sense cells in a real lateral line.
在自己的想法得到验证后，刘博士目前正在试图设计一种工作方式更接近鱼类天然侧线系统中感觉细胞的传感器。
In a sense the commodification of image-making through copyright threatens to render it a commercial activity, one with no soul.
在一定意义上，通过版权将影像制作商品化威胁着将它变成一种没有灵魂的商业行为。
It learns early on which biological molecules are "self" , in the sense that they are routine parts of the body it is protecting.
免疫系统在早期阶段就了解了哪些生物分子属于“本体”，即免疫系统需要保护的身体的正常部分。
For most Greenlanders, the referendum was as replete with a sense of the righting of historic wrongs as Barack Obama's election in America.
对大多数格陵兰人来说，这次投票就如同奥巴马在美国的选举一样，充斥着纠正历史错误的意味。
In some cases, it makes sense to do this, and certain practices make it a tolerable process and investment.
在某些情况下，这种方法具有意义，并且一些特定的实践使它成为可行的流程和投资。
Recently, the general rise in price has caused great life pressure for the public, whose sense of happiness has also been decreased.
最近物价的普遍上涨已给我国民众造成了很大的生活压力，人们的幸福感也随之降低。
According to research, Swedish sperm donors do it out of a sense of altruism.
调查表明，瑞典的精子捐献者完全是出于自愿才那样做的。
After a couple dismal years of sales due to a global recession, manufacturers are exhibiting a renewed sense of creativity.
因为全球经济衰退，在经历了一段销售低迷期后，制造商们又在展示他们新的创造理念。
None but a real Princess could have had such a delicate sense of feeling.
除了真正的公主，其他人不会有这么娇贵的感觉。
Little children seem to have an innate sense of the idea of fairness even apart from opposite conditioning experiences.
小孩子似乎有一种关于公平的天然感觉，即使社会经历相反。
It is the Company's intent to provide every opportunity for a new employee to acquire an immediate sense of "Company Belonging" .
这是公司刻意为新进同仁提供各种机会以获得立即的“公司归属感”。
Face to face with my students, only one resource is at my immediate command: my identity, my selfhood, my sense of the "I" who teaches.
说：当我面对我的学生时，我唯一可供使用的资源就是我自己：我的身份，我的自我，我对教学着的“自我”的感知。
Run some numbers to get a sense of how much capital you'll need to reach key milestones.
做一些统计让你明白到达一下个里程碑时需多少资金。
Though you might have the sense to approach your clothes in this deliberate way already, for me it was a breakthrough.
尽管你或许早已就知道要以这种有意识的方法去穿着打扮，但这对我来说却是一个突破。
Remember that the ego needs problems, conflict, and "enemies" to strengthen the sense of separateness on which its identity depends.
记住，自我需要问题、冲突和‘敌人’来强化它身份赖以生存的孤立感。
Fifty minutes and eight songs later we walked off the stage to applause, filled with a tremendous sense of accomplishment.
五十分钟过后，唱完八首歌的我们在掌声雷动中走下舞台，心里充满了巨大的成就感。
Keeping at it until a task is completed will also boost your sense of self-esteem and, over time, strengthen your self-discipline.
一口气完成一项任务也绝对会提升你的自尊感，随着时间的推移，巩固你的自律品质。
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