soul-searching
英 [ˈsəʊl sɜːtʃɪŋ]
美 [ˈsoʊl sɜːrtʃɪŋ]
n. 反省; 内省
牛津词典
noun
- 反省；内省
the careful examination of your thoughts and feelings, for example in order to reach the correct decision or solution to sth
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 自我剖析；深刻反省
Soul-searchingis a long and careful examination of your thoughts and feelings, especially when you are trying to make a difficult moral decision or thinking about something that has gone wrong.- My year was really spent doing a lot of soul-searching and trying to find out what had gone wrong in my life.
这一年来，我真的进行了许多深刻的反思，努力地找出自己的生活中到底哪里出了问题。
- My year was really spent doing a lot of soul-searching and trying to find out what had gone wrong in my life.
英英释义
noun
- a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
双语例句
- And when I did some serious soul-searching.
当我严肃地自我反省。 - Put your time and energy into travel, philosophy, and soul-searching.
将你的时间与精力放在旅行，哲学，和反省中。 - I do not regard my own confusion as an indictment of modern macroeconomics, but I am struck by the soul-searching that has gripped the profession in the face of the economic crisis.
我不会把自己的困惑当作对现代宏观经济学的指控，但这门学科在面对经济危机之际所突显的自省，令我惊叹不已。 - After many hours of soul-searching, he decided to admit his guilt.
反思了好多小时后，他决定承认自己的罪行。 - This is not the first time China has engaged in television-inspired soul-searching.
这不是中国第一次采用电视节目来鼓励思想探索。 - After much soul-searching I decided to break off my engagement.
经过长时间的自我反省后，我决定解除我的婚约。 - Moments of great tragedy often elicit national soul-searching.
重大悲剧常常引起全国性的反思。 - There have been some changes in young men's mindsets in searching for love, which may run counter to traditional soul-searching ideas.
年轻男子在寻找爱情上的心态也，这与传统的反思想法相违背。 - But sources close to the prince said he had reached a 'natural crossroads' in his career and, after much soul-searching, had decided he had no desire to 'progress through the ranks'.
但是与王子亲近的人说，他已经在事业上达到了一个自然的十字路口，经过深思熟虑后，决定不想在军队中继续发展。 - And I was soul-searching, I was like, why is she suddenly gone, and there are fleas here?
我搜肠刮肚的想，她怎么能突然没了呢，跳蚤们却还在这儿。