verb,

noun

feel

英式

/fiːl/

北美

/fiːl/

verb

➤well/sick/happy/sad, etc.健康、不适、愉快、悲伤等

linking verb to experience a particular feeling or emotion觉得；感到；体会到+ adj. The heat made him feel faint. 炎热使他觉得快要晕倒了。She sounded more confident than she felt. 她的语气听起来比她本人的感觉要有信心。I was feeling guilty. 我感到歉疚。You'll feel better after a good night's sleep. 你晚上睡个好觉就会觉得舒服些。She felt betrayed. 她感到被出卖了。I feel sorry for him. 我为他感到可惜。+ adv./prep. How are you feeling today? 你今天觉得怎么样？I know exactly how you feel (= I feel sympathy for you). 我完全理解你的心情。Luckily I was feeling in a good mood. 幸好我当时情绪好。~ sth He seemed to feel no remorse at all. 他当时似乎一点也不感到懊悔。+ noun Standing there on stage I felt a complete idiot. 我站在舞台上觉得简直是一个大傻瓜。~ like sth I felt like a complete idiot. 我感到完全像个傻瓜。

➤be/become aware发觉；意识到

[transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) to notice or be aware of sth because it is touching you or having a physical effect on you（通过触觉）注意到，意识到，感觉到 SYN sense ~ sth I could feel the warm sun on my back. 我背上感受到了阳光的温暖。She could not feel her legs. 她的双腿失去了知觉。He felt a hand on his shoulder. 他感到有只手在他肩上。~ sb/sth/yourself doing sth He felt a hand touching his shoulder. 他感到有只手在触摸他的肩膀。She could feel herself blushing. 她可以感到脸都红了。~ sb/sth/yourself do sth I felt something crawl up my arm. 我觉得有个东西顺着手臂往上爬。We felt the ground give way under our feet. 我们感觉到脚下的土地下陷了。

[transitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) ~ sth to become aware of sth even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc.感到，感觉到（抽象事物） SYN sense Can you feel the tension in this room? 你能感觉到这房间里的紧张气氛吗？

➤give impression留下印象

linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to give you a particular feeling or impression给…感觉；有印象；感受到+ adj. It felt strange to be back in my old school. 我回到母校有一种生疏的感觉。My mouth felt completely dry. 我感到口干舌燥。~ like sth The interview only took ten minutes, but it felt like hours. 面试只用了十分钟，但觉得像几个小时似的。It feels like rain (= seems likely to rain). 好像快要下雨了。~ as if/though… Her head felt as if it would burst. 她觉得头要爆裂了。It felt as though he had run a marathon. 他感到好像跑了一个马拉松似的。How does it feel to be alone all day? 整天独自一个人的感受如何？ HELP In spoken English people often use like instead of as if or as though in this meaning, especially in 北美.英语口语中，尤其是美式英语，常用 like 代替 as if 或 as though 表示此义He felt like he'd run a marathon. 他感到好像跑了一个马拉松似的。This is not considered correct in written (英式).书面英式英语中，此用法被视为不正确。

➤touch触摸

linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to have a particular physical quality which you become aware of by touching摸起来；手感+ adj. The water feels warm. 这水摸着很暖。Its skin feels really smooth. 它的皮摸起来真光滑。~ like sth This wallet feels like leather. 这个钱包摸上去像是皮的。

[transitive] to deliberately move your fingers over sth in order to find out what it is like触；摸~ sth Can you feel the bump on my head? 你能摸到我头上那个肿块吗？Try to tell what this is just by feeling it. 凭手摸摸说出这是什么东西。~ how, what, etc.… Feel how rough this is. 摸摸这有多粗糙。

➤think/believe认为；相信

[transitive, intransitive] (not usually used in the progressive tenses通常不用于进行时) to think or believe that sth is the case; to have a particular opinion or attitude以为；认为；相信~ (that)… We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.我们都认为我们输了是运气不好。I felt (that) I had to apologize.我以为我得道歉。~ it to be sth She felt it to be her duty to tell the police. 她认为她有责任报警。~ it + noun She felt it her duty to tell the police. 她认为报警是她的义务。~ it + adj. I felt it advisable to do nothing. 我觉得最好不要作出行动。(+ adv./prep.) This is something I feel strongly about. 这事令我感触颇深。This decision is, I feel, a huge mistake. 我认为这个决定是个天大的错误。
believe ◇ feel ◇ reckon ◇ be under the impression
These words all mean to have an idea that sth is true or possible or to have a particular opinion about sb/sth.以上各词均含以为、认为之义。
- think to have an idea that sth is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about sb/sth指认为、以为某人／某事…但不肯定：Do you think (that) they'll come?你认为他们会来吗？Well, I like it. What do you think?嗯，我喜欢这个。你认为怎么样？
- believe to have an idea that sth is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about sb/sth指认为、以为：Police believe (that) the man may be armed.警方认为那个人可能携有武器。
think or believe?用 think 还是 believe？
When you are expressing an idea that you have or that sb has of what is true or possible, believe is more formal than think. It is used especially for talking about ideas that other people have; think is used more often for talking about your own ideas.表达自己或别人认为真实或有可能的想法时，believe 较 think 正式。believe 尤用于别人的想法；think 较常用于自己的想法：Police believe…警方认为…I think…我认为… When you are expressing an opinion, believe is stronger than think and is used especially for matters of principle; think is used more for practical matters or matters of personal taste.表达意见时，believe 语气较 think 强烈，尤用于原则性事情；think 多用于实际事情或个人喜好。
- feel to have a particular opinion about sth that has happened or about what you/sb ought to do指认为（已发生的事情…）、相信（应该…）：We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.我们都认为我们输了是运气不好。
- reckon (informal) to think that sth is true or possible指认为、以为：I reckon (that) I'm going to get that job.我认为我会得到那份工作。
- be under the impression that… to have an idea that sth is true指以为某事…：I was under the impression that the work had already been completed.我还以为已经完工了呢。
Patterns
- to think/believe/feel/reckon/be under the impression that…
- It is thought/believed/reckoned that…
- to be thought/believed/felt/reckoned to be sth
- to think/believe/feel sth about sb/sth
- to sincerely/honestly/seriously/mistakenly think/believe/feel