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Jul 7, 2009 · Jul 7, 2009. #1. I came across this sentence: "Her mind was whirling - she wanted to run away, and she wanted to stay here forever, her warring instincts a reflection of the impossible bind she'd gotten herself into." I looked up all the dictionaries available to me but none of them said instinct is a verb. However, if it is used in fact as a ...
Oct 13, 2009 · Bonjour! Qu'est-ce que vous comprenez par "l'instinct morbide" dans cette phrase? L'instinct morbide de l'homme est-il la répétition de l'instinct animal? Cette expression, serait-elle 'sexual instinct' en anglais (parce que 'morbid instinct' ne veut rien dire)? Merci!! :)
Jul 13, 2010 · Jul 13, 2010. #2. The phrase is understandable, but unusual. The writer could have written "Instinctively, he quickly scooped it up into his arms once more and retreated". The writer might have wanted to avoid using too many adverbs ending in "-ly" in one sentence. Last edited: Jul 13, 2010.
Oct 15, 2023 · Korean - Korea. Oct 15, 2023. #1. Typically it’s to our natural instinct when we meet someone coming down a sidewalk to place yourself in some manner of protective position, especially when they introduce themselves as having known you, much to your surprise. source: Seven Deadliest Social Network Attacks (Elsevier Science)
Jul 6, 2010 · Jul 6, 2010. #1. Hello. This term signifies the idea of safety in numbers. For example, if a man is alone on a street and on the other side is a violent man, he is less likely to be attacked than a group of violent men.... this is because they form a pack instinct, like a pack of dogs, and because they have safety in numbers it is safer for ...
Dec 4, 2013 · Hi, In his book, “Executive Instinct,” Nigel Nicholson of the London Business School suggests that there may be a leadership gene — that some people are just driven to be in charge. But the University of Michigan’s Noel Tichy — in his book “The Leadership Engine” — declares that leadership style and abilities emerge from experience.
Jul 13, 2020 · Jul 13, 2020. #5. Usually " is slow off the starting line" means "starts slowly". The metaphor is a foot race. Before the race starts, all the runners are lined up behind "the starting line". When the referee signals "start", all the runners move forward quickly. If a runner is "slow (moving) off the starting line", he starts slowly.
Nov 18, 2023 · Instinct 表示人和动物在生存和繁衍过程中天生具有的本能反应，例如：. 1、the instinct to survive (生存的本能) 2、the maternal instinct (母性本能) 3、the hunting instinct (捕猎本能) Intuition 表示通过感觉、经验、直觉等方式来获取知识或理解某个事物的能力，例如：. 1、she ...
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Mar 24, 2014 · Mar 24, 2014. #1. Read the following excerpt from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. But Mr. Heathcliff forms a singular contrast to his abode and style of living. . . . Possibly some people might suspect him of a degree of under-bred pride; I have a sympathetic chord within that tells me it is nothing of the sort: I know, by instinct, his ...
