1. 本能;天性
    Instinct is the natural tendency that a person or animal has to behave or react in a particular way.

    e.g. I didn't have as strong a maternal instinct as some other mothers...
           我不像别的母亲那样有那么强烈的母性本能。
    e.g. The basis for training relies on the dog's natural instinct to hunt and retrieve...
           训练是基于狗搜寻和衔回的天生本能。

2. 天分;天资;天赋的才能
    If you have an instinct for something, you are naturally good at it or able to do it.

    e.g. Farmers are increasingly losing touch with their instinct for managing the land...
           农民正在逐渐丢失经营土地的本领。
    e.g. Irene is so incredibly musical and has a natural instinct to perform.
           艾琳有着极高的音乐天分和天生的表演才能。

3. 本能反应;心里的话
    If it is your instinct to do something, you feel that it is right to do it.

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    e.g. I should've gone with my first instinct, which was not to do the interview...
           我本该听从自己的第一反应,不接受这次采访的。
    e.g. She hadn't followed her instinct and because of this Frank was dead.
           她没有听从自己心里的话,弗兰克因此死了。

4. 直觉
    Instinct is a feeling that you have that something is the case, rather than an opinion or idea based on facts.

    e.g. There is scientific evidence to support our instinct that being surrounded by plants is good for health...
           我们觉得周围植物环绕会有益健康,这种直觉有科学证据支持。
    e.g. He seems so honest and genuine and my every instinct says he's not.
           他看起来这么老实诚恳,但我的全部直觉告诉我他一点都不。