Front | instinct |
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Pron | ['ɪnstɪŋkt] |
Back | 【instinct】 n. 本能 Most animals have an instinct to protect their young. 保护幼小动物是大部分动物的本能。 |
Vocab | instinctinborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
An instinct is something you don't need to learn — it happens naturally, without you even thinking about it. Babies cry by instinct, and ducks follow their mother by instinct. Animals and humans learn a lot of things from other animals and humans. But if there isn't any learning involved, then the behavior is an instinct. Instincts come naturally, like a baby's desire to feed. Some behaviors are a combination of instinct and learned behavior, like language. Others happen without any teaching at all, like the instinct to run when you see a big, hungry looking bear. When you see the word instinct, think natural response. All forms of 'instinct' will appear on average once every 106 pages. instinct instinctive instinctively |
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