intuit

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intuit

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·tu·it /ɪnˈtjuːɪt $ -ˈtuː-, -ˈtjuː-/ verb [transitive] formal TRUEINSTINCTto know or guess something because of a feeling you have, rather than because of facts you know 凭直觉知道→ See Verb tableOrigin intuit (1800-1900) intuition

in·tu·it verbChineseSyllable

a because guess to of know or Corpus something

intuit
in‧tu‧it /ɪnˈtjuːət, ɪnˈtjuːɪt $ -ˈtuː-, -ˈtjuː-/

verb [transitive] formal

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: intuition

to know or guess something because of a feeling you have, rather than because of facts you know

in·tuit

BrE

/ɪnˈtjuːɪt/

NAmE

/ɪnˈtuːɪt/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

intuit

BrE

/ɪnˈtjuːɪt/

NAmE

/ɪnˈtuːɪt/

present simple - he / she / it

intuits

BrE

/ɪnˈtjuːɪts/

NAmE

/ɪnˈtuːɪts/

past simple

intuited

BrE

/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪd/

NAmE

/ɪnˈtuːɪtɪd/

past participle

intuited

BrE

/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪd/

NAmE

/ɪnˈtuːɪtɪd/

-ing form

intuiting

BrE

/ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪŋ/

NAmE

/ɪnˈtuːɪtɪŋ/

~ that… |

~ sth |

~ what, why, etc.…

(

formal

)

to know that sth is true based on your feelings rather than on facts, what sb tells you, etc. 凭直觉知道

◆She intuited that something was badly wrong. 她凭直觉感到出了大问题。