feel
verb uk/fiːl/ us/fiːl/ felt | felt
(EXPERIENCE)
A1 [ L or T ]觉得;感到;体会到
to experience something physical or emotional
"How are you feeling?" "Not too bad, but I've still got a slight headache." “你感觉如何？”“不算太糟，但我还是有点轻微的头痛。”
How would you feel about moving to a different city? 你觉得搬到另外一座城市去怎么样？
He's still feeling a little weak after his operation. 手术后他仍感觉有点虚弱。
My eyes feel really sore. 我的眼睛真的很痛。
I never feel safe when Richard is driving. 理查德开车时，我总是觉得不安全。
Never in her life had she felt so happy. 她一辈子从未觉得这么开心过。
My suitcase began to feel really heavy after a while. 过了一会儿，我开始觉得手提箱沉起来。
I felt like (= thought that I was) a complete idiot/such a fool. 我觉得自己是个十足的傻瓜。
She felt his hot breath on her neck. 她感觉到脖颈上他热辣辣的气息。
[ + obj + -ing verb ] I could feel the sweat trickling down my back. 我能感觉到汗水顺着后背淌下来。
By midday, we were really feeling (= suffering from) the heat. 到正午时，我们确实觉得热了。
feel like somethingB1 想要;想做
to have a wish for something, or to want to do something, at a particular moment
I feel like (going for) a swim. 我想（去）游泳。
I feel like (having) a nice cool glass of lemonade. 我想喝一杯美味的冰柠檬汁。
"Are you coming to aerobics?" "No, I don't feel like it today." “你去做有氧健身操吗？”“不，我今天不想去。”
feel the cold 易冷，不耐寒
to get cold quicker and more often than most people
As you get older, you tend to feel the cold more. 人上了年纪，往往会更怕冷。
not feel a thinginformal 感觉不到疼痛
to not feel any pain
"Did it hurt?" "Not at all - I didn't feel a thing." “疼吗？”“一点也不疼，什么感觉也没有。”
- More examples
- I don't feel comfortable in high heels.
- I feel like I've been cooped up in this flat for days.
- I felt unaccountably happy this morning as I left the house.
- Her criticism left me feeling a bit deflated.
- He still feels insecure about his ability to do the job.
(OPINION)
B1 [ I or T ]认为;相信
to have a particular opinion about or attitude towards something
[ + (that) ] I feel (that) I should be doing more to help her. 我认为我应该尽更大的力来帮助她。
[ (+ to be) + adj ] He had always felt himself (to be) inferior to his brothers. 他总是觉得自己不如兄弟们。
Do you feel very strongly (= have strong opinions) about this? 您对此很有意见吗？
I feel certain I'm right. 我确信自己是对的。
- More examples
- I feel sure that I'm doing the right thing.
- She feels she's overdue for promotion.
- I felt it was my duty to tell them the truth.
- I feel that learning English will help my chances of promotion at work.
- The critics felt that the film was too long.
(TOUCH)
B2 [ I or T ]触，摸
to touch something in order to discover something about it
[ + question word ] Just feel how cold my hands are! 摸摸我的手有多冷！
He gently felt the softness of the baby's cheek. 他轻轻抚摸着婴儿柔软的脸颊。
I was feeling (around) (= searching with my hand) in my bag for the keys. 我在包里摸索着找钥匙。
- More examples
- He felt the side of the kettle to see if it was still hot.
- He could feel the springs sticking through the mattress.
- Feel the temperature of the water before getting into the bath.
- I thought I felt a drop of rain.
- The vet was feeling the dog's leg to discover if it was broken.
Idioms
feel your ageidiom 意识到自己老了，感到自己上年纪了
to realize that you are no longer young
Everybody there looked under 20 and I really felt my age. 那儿所有人看起来都不满20岁，我确实觉得自己老了。
feel freeidiom 尽管做，可以随便（做…）
If someone tells you to feel free to do something, they mean that you can do it if you want to.
Feel free to help yourself to coffee. 请随意喝咖啡。
feel it in your bonesidiom 直觉确信,本能感到
to believe something strongly although you cannot explain why
It's going to be a good summer - I can feel it in my bones. 今年夏天将会特别舒适——直觉告诉我的。
feel the pinchidiom mainly UK（由于收入减少而）手头拮据
to have problems with money because you are earning less than before
When my father lost his job and we had to live on my mother's earnings, we really started to feel the pinch. 当父亲下岗，我们的生活不得不依靠母亲的工资时，我们开始真正感受到了手头拮据。
feel your wayidiom 摸索着走动
to judge where you are going by touching with your hands instead of looking
The room was so dark, I had to feel my way along the wall to the door. 房间里太黑了，我只得沿着墙摸索着走到门口。
谨慎行事
to act slowly and carefully because you are not certain how to do something
It's my first month in the job so I'm still feeling my way. 这是我做这份工作的第一个月，所以我还在摸索。
Phrasal verbs
feel for someone 同情，怜悯
to experience sympathy and sadness for someone because they are suffering
I know what it's like to be lonely, so I do feel for her. 我知道孤独是什么感觉，所以我真的很同情她。
feel someone/something out 试探出…的意见（或态度）
to try to get information from someone or from a situation without asking direct questions
Why don’t you feel them out to see if they’ll invite me over too? 你为什么不跟他们试探一下，看看他们是不是也会邀请我？
I think they are trying to feel out what the new relationship should be. 我想他们还在试探新的关系应该是什么样的。
feel someone up 猥亵
to touch someone sexually, especially someone you do not know, for your own excitement
That's the second time she's been felt up on the Metro. 那是她第二次在地铁里遭到猥亵了。
feel
noun uk/fiːl/ us/fiːl/
(TOUCH)
[ S ]触觉;手感
the way that something feels
She loved the feel of silk against her skin. 她喜欢丝绸贴着皮肤的感觉。
[ C ] mainly UK informal触摸
the action of touching something
Is that shirt silk? Ooh, let me have a feel! 那件衬衫是丝绸的吗？哦，让我摸一摸吧！
(CHARACTER)
[ S ] (also feeling)（场所或情况给人的）感受，气氛；特质
the character of a place or situation
I like the decoration - it's got a Spanish feel to it. 我喜欢这种装饰，有西班牙风情。
There was a feel of mystery about the place. 这个地方有种神秘感。
We were there for such a short time, we didn't really get the feel of (= get to know) the place. 我们在那里逗留的时间太短了，没有真正领悟到那儿的特质。
(UNDERSTANDING)
a feel for something(also feeling) （尤指在某学科或活动方面的）理解力，领悟力
a natural understanding or ability, especially in a subject or activity
She has a real feel for language. 她的语感很好。
I tried learning the piano, but I never had much of a feel for it. 我尝试过学钢琴，但是从来就没怎么入门。
get the feel of something(also feeling) 学会做…
to learn how to do something, usually a new activity
Once you get the feel of it, using a mouse is easy. 你一旦学会了，用鼠标是很容易的。