feel‧ing 1 S1 W1 / filɪŋ / 名词
1 anger/sadness/joy etc [可数名词] an emotion that you feel, such as anger, sadness, or happiness :
Knowing we’d won was a wonderful feeling.
feeling of
a terrible feeling of guilt
2 way somebody thinks/feels feelings [复数形式] someone’s feelings are their thoughts, emotions, and attitudes :
He’s considerate of other people’s feelings.
3 opinion [可数名词] a belief or opinion about something, especially one that is influenced by your emotions :
My personal feeling is that not enough has been done.
feeling on
She has strong feelings on the issue of abortion.
feeling about
a survey on people’s feelings about the candidates
His gut feeling (= opinion based on emotion ) was that Burns was probably guilty.
I had this funny feeling (= not easily explained ) that something was wrong.
4 have/get the feeling (that) to think that something is probably true, or will probably happen
have/get the feeling (that) (that)
Leslie suddenly got the feeling that somebody was watching her.
He had a sneaking feeling (= a slight feeling that something is true, without being sure ) that they were laughing at him.
Gary had a sinking feeling (= had a sudden bad feeling that something was true ) that he was making a mistake.
have/get the feeling (that) about
I have a good feeling about this. I think it’s going to work.
5 general attitude [不可数名词] a general attitude among a group of people about a subject :
the anti-American feeling in the region
feeling against/in favour of
Johnson underestimated the strength of public feeling against the war.
the depth of feeling against nuclear weapons
6 heat/cold/pain etc [可数名词] something that you feel in your body, such as heat, cold, tiredness etc :
I keep getting this funny feeling (= a strange feeling ) in my neck.
feeling of
feelings of dizziness
7 ability to feel [不可数名词] the ability to feel pain, heat etc in part of your body :
Harry had lost all feeling in his toes.
8 effect of a place/book etc [单数形式] the effect that a place, book, film etc has on people and the way it makes them feel
feeling of
the town’s strong feeling of history
It gives a feeling of eating outdoors, without having to worry about being rained on.
9 I know the feeling spoken said when you understand how someone feels because you have had the same experience :
‘It’s so embarrassing when you can’t remember someone’s name.’ ‘I know the feeling.’
10 the feeling is mutual spoken said when you have the same feeling about someone as they have towards you :
My dad hated my boyfriend, and the feeling was mutual.
11 bad/ill feeling anger, lack of trust etc between people, especially after an argument or unfair decision :
The changes have caused a lot of ill feeling among the workforce.
12 with feeling in a way that shows you feel very angry, happy etc :
Chang spoke with great feeling about the injustices of the regime.
13 a feeling for something
a) an ability to do something or understand a subject, which you get from experience :
an orchestra that has always shown a special feeling for Brahms’ music
b) a natural ability to do something 同义词 talent :
He has a natural feeling for mathematical ideas.
14 emotions not thought [不可数名词] a way of reacting to things using your emotions, instead of thinking about them carefully :
The Romantic writers valued feeling above all else.
→ no hard feelings at hard 1 ( 19 ) , → hurt sb’s feelings at hurt 1 ( 4 )
COLLOCATIONS
形容词
a good/great/wonderful etc feeling It’s a great feeling when you try something new and it works.
deep A deep feeling of sadness came over her.
strong/intense There was a strong feeling of anger among the workers.
动词
experience a feeling I remember experiencing a feeling of tremendous excitement.
give somebody a feeling My work gives me a feeling of achievement.
arouse a feeling (= cause it ) The music aroused a feeling of calm within him.
hurt somebody’s feelings (= make someone feel upset ) I hope I didn’t hurt your feelings.
hide your feelings She could no longer hide her feelings.
show your feelings I know you find it embarrassing to show your feelings.
express your feelings ( also put your feelings into words ) (= tell other people what you are feeling or thinking ) Children sometimes find it difficult to put their feelings into words.
短语
have mixed feelings (= have both positive and negative feelings ) Her parents had mixed feelings about the marriage.
feelings are running high (= people have strong feelings, especially of anger ) It was the last game of the season, and feelings were running high.