学个词Learn a Word 第806期 Hunch

今天我们要学的词是hunch¹。 Hunch, 直觉。"I have a hunch that he won't show up," 我的直觉告诉我他不会来。"His reaction reinforced my hunch," 他的反应进一步加深了我的直觉。"Call it a hunch, but I am sure he was lying," 也许是直觉吧，可我敢肯定他是在撒谎。

对于美国阿肯色州的达格尔斯夫妇来说，18个孩子显然并不嫌多。达格尔斯夫人最近参加减肥计划，但体重却纹丝不动，而是还经常感觉疲惫不堪。"A pregnancy² test confirmed her hunch: She is expecting again," 妊娠测验结果证实了她的直觉，那就是，她又怀上了。好的，今天我们学习的词是hunch...

 

1 hunch   

n.预感，直觉

参考例句：

• I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go.我有这么一种感觉，他并不真正想去。
• I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。

2 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。