to feel happy/ frightened/bored etc
/eel/be /fi:l, bi: M
be happy//rightened/bored etc A great many people are nervous about speaking to a large audience.
feel happy/frightened/bored etc I couldn't help feeling a little sad when he left. I Vou shou/dn't feel guilty - it wasn't your fault.
feeling - felt - have felt
being - was - have been
mood /mu:d/ [n C] the way someone feels at a particular time, for example sad. happy, or angry: She's a strange girl - her moods change very quickly. be in a good/bad mood (=be happy, angry etc at the present time) Bill's in a good mood tonight, isn t he? put sb in a good/bad etc mood (=make someone feel happy, angry etc) I was stuck in the traffic for hours, which put me in a bad mood all morning.
State of mind /,steit ov 'maind; [n singular] the way someone feels and thinks at a particular time, especially when they are upset or confused and this affects the way they behave: Try to imagine this woman's state of mind at the time she committed the crime.
В a feeling of happiness, anger, fear etc
/eeling /*fclass="underline" l 113/ (n C] something that you feel, for example happiness, anger, or
fear: It was a wonderful feeling to be home again. I Many men find it hard to express their feelings, a feeling of horror/sadness/rage etc
With a feeling of relief, I heard him coming home at last. I feelings of helplessness and terror
emotion Гтэорп/ \n C/U] a strong feeling such as love, hate, or anger that is often difficult to controclass="underline" She stared at him. overcome by emotion. I Parents feel a mixture of emotions when their first child starts school.
/Ь Don't say 'an emotion of anger/love etc'. Say a feeling of anger/love etc
a sense о//э sens ov.. a good or bad feeling, for example of ioneliness or peace, that stays with you for a long time: Children need to be given a sense of security. I Afier his wife died, he had a terrible sense of emptiness.
someone who has strong feelings
emotional л'тэорпэГ [adj] someone
who is emotional has strong feelings and is not afraid to show them: George got very emotional when it was time for us to leave. I In an emotional speech, Nicky thanked everyone for helping her to win.
passionate /'рифnJ,t [adj] use this about people who express very strong feelings of sexual love, or about their behaviour and relationships: a passionate and beautiful woman I He pulled her to him in a passionate embrace. I a passionate love affair
passionately [adv] She kissed him passionately.
something that makes you have strong feelings
emotional .ТтэирпэЬ [adj\ an emotional
situation or event makes people show strong feelings of sadness, happiness, anger etc: There were emotional scenes as the hostages met their families for the first time in six years.
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feel hot/cold/so/t etc Your forehead feels very hot - let's check your temperature. I The marble felt cold and smooth against her cheek, feel like stK (—feel the same as) The material feels just like silk.
feeling - felt - have felt
moving /muivir]/ [adj] a moving experience or event makes you feel strong emotions such as sadness or sympathy: She
told a moving story of life in the refugee сотр. I I found the funeral ceremony very moving.
sentimental /sentimentk \adj] а sentimental story, film, song etc is intended to make you feel emotions of love or sadness, but it is too emotional and seems silly and false: a sentimental children's story about a little orphan girl
in 19th century London
и to feel that you know something
fee I /fill/ [u T] to feel that you know something, but without understanding why you feel this
+ (that) She felt that something terrible was about to happen. ! "What do you mean?" he asked, feeling that she wasn't telling him the whole truth. feeling - felt - have felt
instinct /'mstiqkt/ [n C/U) a natural ability to know what you should do without having to learn it or be told it: Some instinct told her that she couldn't trust him.
+ for Even a young animal has a strong instinct for self-preservation.
intuition /,intju ij>n||-tu-, -tju-/ In U] the
ability to understand or know things by using your feelings instead of considering the facts: If you feel there's something odd about him you should trust your intuition.
feeling /'fhliq/ [n C] if you have a feeling
that something is true or that something
will happen, you feel sure about it. even though you do not know why have a /eeliag (that) / had a strange feeling that we would meet again. gut /eellng informal (=a feeling that you are sure is right, even though you cannot prove it) Her gut feeling was that he was /ying.
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^ see also little/not much, only, lot
U a small number
a few jg fju:/ [quantifier] a small number of people, things, or places etc: Most of the trees were destroyed by /ire, but a few survived.
a few people/days/things/places etc
She's gone to stay with her father for a few days. I /At that time of night, there were only a few cars on the road. I I invited a few friends around on Saturday night.
a few of (-a small number from a larger group) I've read a few of his books. I Only a few of the students can afford
computers.
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