Hunch



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 直觉, 预感
• ［英］ n. 直觉, 预感 ( a guess or feeling not based on known facts)
• ［例］ I have a hunch he won't arrive on time.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1581
• transitive verb
  • 1. jostle, shove
  • 2. to thrust or bend over into a humped or crooked position
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to thrust oneself forward
  • 2.
    • a. to assume a bent or crooked posture
    • b. to draw oneself into a ball ; curl up
    • c. huddle, squat

II. noun

• Date: 1630
• 1. an act or instance of hunching ; push
• 2.
  • a. a thick piece ; lump
  • b. hump
• 3. a strong intuitive feeling concerning especially a future event or result

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