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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

        • After the handover in 1997, Hong Kong was soul-searching because the perception was that it would become marginalised in Greater China, she says.
          1997年回归后,香港进行了深刻的反思,因为当时有人觉得香港将在大中华区被边缘化,她表示。
        • 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。
        • And when I did some serious soul-searching.
          当我严肃地自我反省。
        • There have been some changes in young men's mindsets in searching for love, which may run counter to traditional soul-searching ideas.
          年轻男子在寻找爱情上的心态也,这与传统的反思想法相违背。
        • Sometimes the conversation might be a lot of give and take, advice and speculation, soul-searching and puzzle-solving, but sometimes you just need to be a giant ear for an hour.
          有时候我们的对话是为了交换意见,提出建议和思考,为了解决难题而深思熟虑,但有时候你只需要暂时扮演一只大耳朵。
        • Moments of great tragedy often elicit national soul-searching.
          重大悲剧常常引起全国性的反思。
        • The complaint was about the ordinary telephone, television and even back gardens, which, in the 20th century, provoked the sort of soul-searching we are seeing today.
          这番抱怨针对的是寻常的电话、电视机乃至后花园,在20世纪,这些事物激起了与我们今日一样的反思。
        • 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。
        • But sources close to the prince said he had reached a 'natural crossroads' in his career and, after much soul-searching, had decided he had no desire to 'progress through the ranks'.
          但是与王子亲近的人说,他已经在事业上达到了一个自然的十字路口,经过深思熟虑后,决定不想在军队中继续发展。
        • Put your time and energy into travel, philosophy, and soul-searching.
          将你的时间与精力放在旅行,哲学,和反省中。