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soul-searching

英 [ˈsəʊl sɜːtʃɪŋ]

美 [ˈsoʊl sɜːrtʃɪŋ]

n.  反省; 内省

牛津词典

    noun

    • 反省;内省
      the careful examination of your thoughts and feelings, for example in order to reach the correct decision or solution to sth

      柯林斯词典

      • N-UNCOUNT 自我剖析;深刻反省
        Soul-searchingis a long and careful examination of your thoughts and feelings, especially when you are trying to make a difficult moral decision or thinking about something that has gone wrong.
        1. My year was really spent doing a lot of soul-searching and trying to find out what had gone wrong in my life.
          这一年来,我真的进行了许多深刻的反思,努力地找出自己的生活中到底哪里出了问题。

      英英释义

      noun

      • a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
          Synonym:self-analysis

        双语例句

        • Moments of great tragedy often elicit national soul-searching.
          重大悲剧常常引起全国性的反思。
        • These mistakes have led to some soul-searching in the profession.
          这些失误已在行内引发了一些深刻反省。
        • I do not regard my own confusion as an indictment of modern macroeconomics, but I am struck by the soul-searching that has gripped the profession in the face of the economic crisis.
          我不会把自己的困惑当作对现代宏观经济学的指控,但这门学科在面对经济危机之际所突显的自省,令我惊叹不已。
        • After much soul-searching I decided to break off my engagement.
          经过长时间的自我反省后,我决定解除我的婚约。
        • In fact, encounters with others will produce real soul-searching.
          事实上,和别人的交往会给你带来深思。
        • This isn't the first time that China has done some soul-searching about familial love last year China Daily asked a cross-section of people if they said 'I love you' to their parents, spouses, and children.
          这不是中国第一次做关于亲情方面的自省去年《中国日报》就各个阶层的人进行了采访,询问他们是否对父母、爱人和孩子说过我爱你。
        • After many hours of soul-searching, he decided to admit his guilt.
          反思了好多小时后,他决定承认自己的罪行。
        • And when I did some serious soul-searching.
          当我严肃地自我反省。
        • Apart from its ritual function of saying farewell to college life, a graduation trip now also serves as a form of escapism and soul-searching for graduates.
          除了作为告别大学生活的仪式外,如今的毕业旅行也成了毕业生逃离现实追寻自我的途径之一。
        • And I was soul-searching, I was like, why is she suddenly gone, and there are fleas here?
          我搜肠刮肚的想,她怎么能突然没了呢,跳蚤们却还在这儿。