sense/sens/

n.

➊ one of the five physical abilities of sight, hearing, smell, etc.

➋ a feeling about sth or an understanding about sth

➌ the meaning of sth such as a word and phrase

v. feel or know sth without being told

n.

➊ [C] 感觉官能：[sense of sth] Dogs have a good sense of smell. 狗的嗅觉很灵敏。

◇a sense of touch/hearing/taste 触/听/味觉

◇the five senses 五种感觉官能

➋ [S] 感觉，意识：[sense of sth] He felt a sense of pride. 他的自豪感油然而生。

◇a sense of loss 失落感

◇a sense of humor 幽默感

◇a sense of direction 方向感

➌ [C] 意思，含义：Many words have more than one sense. 许多单词都有多个意思。

◇a sense group 意群

v. [T] 感觉到；意识到：No one sensed danger. 没有人意识到危险。

◇[sense (that) ...] He could sense his mother was disappointed. 他感到他妈妈很失望。

sense

sensible

sensitive

音组-ense/-ens/

expense; sense; tense