sense的用法

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sense的用法
一、 sense作名词的用法
1. sense作"意义"、"意思"解释,与meaning是同义,是可数名词。

如: The word "make" has many senses. In what sense are you using the word?
2. 作"官能"解时,是可数名词。

如:
A dog has a keen sense of smell.
A sense of
taste/touch/hearing/sight
3. 作"感觉"解时,多用作单数,并与
a 连用。

如:
When you touch ice, you have a sense of coldness.
He suddenly had a sense that someone was standing behind him.
4. 作"判断力"、"见识"、"道理"解时,常用作不可数名词。

如:
Mother has good sense.
Now you are talking sense.
5. 作"知觉"、"理性/理智"解时,常用复数。

如:
They threw cold water on him to bring him to his senses.(使某人恢复知觉/理智)
We hope he'll come to his senses and correct his mistakes.(恢复理智,
醒悟过来)
6. 可用sense来表示某种"感",如幽
默感、正义感、责任感等,这时在
sense前加不定冠词a 。

如:
a sense of justice正义感;
a sense of duty 责任感;
a sense of humour幽默感;
a sense of beauty 美感;
a sense of safety 安全感;
a sense of direction 方向感
7、构成一些固定短语:
① make sense 有道理、有意义、讲得通
We all agreed that the plan made sense.
No matter how you read it, the sentence doesn't make sense. Does it make sense to let children watch such TV plays?
② make sense of 理解、弄懂……的意思
Can you make sense of her letter? The code could not be made sense of by our experts.
3. in a/one/some sense(s) 在某种
意义上,相当于in a way
What you said is true in a sense.
4.in no sense是"决不"的意思,置于句首时要倒装。

如:
In no sense should such a thing be allowed to happen in our school.
5.There is no sense in (doing)sth (做)某事是不明智的
二、 sense作动词的用法
sense是及物动词,作"感觉到"、"领悟"、"发觉"解。

如:
The mouse sensed danger and slipped quietly.
She sensed what her mother was
thinking.。