intuition
/ˌɪntju:ˈɪʃn; ?@ -tu-; ˌɪntu`ɪʃən/ n
(often approv 常作褒义)
1 [U] (power of) understanding things (eg a situation, sb's feelings) immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning or study 直觉; 直觉力
know sth by intuition 凭直觉了解某事物
Nobody told me where to find you. It was sheer intuition. 没有人告诉我到哪儿去找你. 我纯粹是凭直觉找到你的.
Intuition told me you were here. 我凭直觉知道你在这儿.
2 [C] ~ (about sth/that...) piece of knowledge gained by this power 凭直觉感知的信息
I had a sudden intuition about the missing jewels. 我凭直觉突然对失去的珠宝有所感知.
I had an intuition that we would find them there. 我有一种直觉, 我们可以在那里找到他们.
My intuitions proved correct. 我的直觉确实是正确的.