| 词组 | feel |
| 释义 | feel Feel is a common verb which has several meanings. Its past tense and past participle is felt, not 'feeled'. ◊ awareness If you can feel something, you are aware of it because of your sense of touch, or you are aware of it in your body. I can feel the heat of the sun on my face. It's still alive. I can feel its heart. I wonder if he can feel pain. Note that you usually use can in sentences like these. You say, for example, 'I can feel a pain in my foot'. You do not say 'I feel a pain in my foot'. You also do not use a continuous tense. You do not say 'I am feeling a pain in my foot'. If you want to say that someone was aware of something in the past, you use felt or could feel. They felt the wind on their damp faces. She could feel the gravel through the thin soles of her slippers. However, if you want to say that someone suddenly became aware of something, you must use felt. He felt a sting on his elbow. You can use an '-ing' form after felt or could feel to indicate that someone was aware of something that was continuing to take place. He felt moisture creeping through to his skin. He could feel the warm blood pouring down his face. You can use an infinitive without 'to' after felt to indicate that someone became aware of a single action. She felt his hand pat hers. ◊ touching When you feel an object, you touch it deliberately in order to find out what it is like. Eric felt his face. 'I'm all rough. Am I bleeding?' ◊ impressions The way something feels is the way it seems to you when you hold it or touch it. His fork felt heavy. How does it feel? Warm or cold? It looks and feels like a normal fabric. When you use feel like this, you do not use a continuous tense. You do not say, for example, 'His fork was feeling heavy'. ◊ emotions and sensations You can use feel with an adjective to say that someone is or was experiencing an emotion or sensation. When you use feel like this, you use either a simple tense or a continuous tense. I feel lonely. I'm feeling terrible. She felt happy. I was feeling hungry. You can also use feel with a noun group to say that someone experiences an emotion or sensation. When you use feel with a noun group, you use a simple tense. Mrs Oliver felt a sudden desire to burst out crying. ◊ WARNING When you use feel to say that someone experiences an emotion or sensation, you do not use a reflexive pronoun. You do not say, for example, 'I felt myself uncomfortable'. You say 'I felt uncomfortable'. ◊ 'feel like' If you feel like a particular type of person or thing, you are aware of having some of the qualities or feelings of that person or thing. I felt like a dwarf. I feel like a hurt animal. If you feel like doing something, you want to do it. Whenever I felt like talking, they were ready to listen. Are there days when you don't feel like writing? In sentences like these, you can sometimes use a noun group instead of an '-ing' form. For example, instead of saying 'I feel like going for a walk', you can say 'I feel like a walk'. I feel like a stroll. Do you feel like a game? I feel like a drink. Note that you never say that you 'feel like to do' something. ◊ beliefs If you feel that something is the case or that something should be done, you believe it. I feel I'm neglecting my duty. He felt I was making a terrible mistake. Does this make you feel we ought to become as independent as possible? For emphasis, you can use 'strongly' or 'very strongly' after feel. I feel very strongly that Sieglinde is a real person. ◊ WARNING You do not use a continuous tense of feel in sentences like these. You do not say, for example, 'I am feeling I ought to go'. You say 'I feel I ought to go'. Instead of saying that you 'feel that something is not' the case, you can say that you do not feel that it is the case. She did not feel that she was entitled to join this group. He still did not feel that he could trust anyone. |
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