feel
US: /ˈfiɫ/
UK: /fˈiːl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
feel /fi:l/- danh từ
- sự sờ mó
- soft to the feel: sờ thấy mềm
- xúc giác
- cảm giác (khi sờ mó)
- cảm giác đặc biệt (của cái gì)
- the feel of wet sawdust: cảm giác mùn cưa ướt khi sờ mó vào
- to acquire (get) the feel of something
- nắm chắc được cái gì, sử dụng thành thạo được cái gì
- sự sờ mó
- ngoại động từ felt
- sờ mó
- to feel one's way: dò dẫm đường đi; thận trọng tiến bước
- thấy, cảm thấy, có cảm giác, có cảm tưởng
- to feel a pain: cảm thấy đau
- he feels the criticism keenly: hắn ta cảm thấy thấm thía lời phê bình
- chịu đựng
- to feel someone's vengeance: chịu đựng sự trả thù của ai
- chịu ảnh hưởng
- ship feels her helm: tàu ăn theo tay lái
- (quân sự) thăm dò, dò thám
- (y học) bắt, sờ
- to feel someone's pulse: bắt mạch ai; (nghĩa bóng) thăm dò ý định của ai
- sờ mó
- nội động từ felt
- sờ, sờ soạng, dò tìm
- to feel for something: dò tìm cái gì, sờ soạng tìm cái gì
- cảm thấy
- to feel certain that: cảm thấy, chắc rằng
- to feel cold: cảm thấy lạnh
- to feel happy: cảm thấy sung sướng
- hình như, có cảm giác như
- air feels chilly: không khí hình như lạnh
- this cloth feels like velvet: vải này sờ có cảm giác như nhung
- cảm nghĩ là, cho là
- if that's the way you feel about it: nếu anh cho là như thế, nếu ý anh là như thế
- cảm thông, cảm động
- to feel for (with) someone in his sorrow: cảm thông với nỗi đau đớn của ai
- to feel up to
- (thông tục) thấy có đủ sức để, thấy có thể (làm được việc gì)
- to feel cheap
- (xem) cheap
- to feel like doing something
- thấy muốn làm việc gì, thấy thích làm việc gì
- to feel like putting somebody on
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) có ý muốn giúp đỡ ai
- it feels like rain
- trời có vẻ muốn mưa
- to feel one's legs (feet)
- đứng vững
- (nghĩa bóng) cảm thấy thoải mái, cảm thấy dễ chịu
- to feel quite oneself
- thấy sảng khoái
- tự chủ
- to feel someone out: thăm dò ý kiến của ai, thăm dò thái độ của ai
- sờ, sờ soạng, dò tìm
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb (felt, felt )
well / sick / happy / sad, etc.
1 linking verb to experience a particular feeling or emotion: [V-ADJ] The heat made him feel faint. + She sounded more confident than she felt. + I was feeling guilty. + You'll feel better after a good night's sleep. + She felt betrayed. + I feel sorry for him. + [V +adv./prep.] How are you feeling today? + I know exactly how you feel (= I feel sympathy for you). + Luckily I was feeling in a good mood. + [VN] He seemed to feel no remorse at all. + [V-N] Standing there on stage I felt a complete idiot. + [V] I felt like a complete idiot.
be / become aware
2 (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to notice or be aware of sth because it is touching you or having a physical effect on you
Synonym: SENSE
[VN] I could feel the warm sun on my back. + She could not feel her legs. + I can't feel his pulse. + He felt a hand on his shoulder. + [VN -ing] He felt a hand touching his shoulder. + She could feel herself blushing. + He felt the sweat running down his face. + [VN inf] I felt something crawl up my arm. + We felt the ground give way under our feet.
3 [VN] (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to become aware of sth even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc.
Synonym: SENSE
Can you feel the tension in this room?
have impression
4 linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses) to give you a particular feeling or impression: [V-ADJ] It felt strange to be back in my old school. + My mouth felt completely dry. + [V] The interview only took ten minutes, but it felt like hours. + It feels like rain (= seems likely to rain). + Her head felt as if it would burst. + It felt as though he had run a marathon. + How does it feel to be alone all day?
Help Note: In spoken English people often use like instead of as if or as though in this meaning, especially in AmE: He felt like he'd run a marathon. This is considered incorrect in written BrE.
touch
5 linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses) to have a particular physical quality which you become aware of by touching: [V-ADJ] The water feels warm. + Its skin feels really smooth. + [V] This wallet feels like leather.
6 to deliberately move your fingers over sth in order to find out what it is like: [VN] Can you feel the bump on my head? + Try to tell what this is just by feeling it. + [V wh-] Feel how rough this is.
think / believe
7 (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to think or believe that sth is the case; to have a particular opinion or attitude
Synonym: THINK
[V (that)] We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose. + I felt (that) I had to apologize. + I feel I could continue playing until I am 35. + [VN to inf] She felt it to be her duty to tell the police. + [VN-N] She felt it her duty to tell the police. + [VN-ADJ] I felt it advisable to do nothing. + [V] This decision is, I feel, a huge mistake. + This is something I feel strongly about.
be strongly affected
8 [VN] to experience the effects or results of sth, often strongly: He feels the cold a lot. + Cathy was really feeling the heat. + She felt her mother's death very deeply. + The effects of the recession are being felt everywhere. + We all felt the force of her arguments.
search with hands
9 [V] ~ (about / around) (for sth) to search for sth with your hands, feet, etc: He felt in his pockets for some money. + I had to feel about in the dark for the light switch.
Idioms: feel your age to realize that you are getting old, especially compared with people you are with who are younger than you
feel your ears burning to think or imagine that other people are talking about you
feel free (to do sth) (informal) used to tell sb that they are allowed to do sth: Feel free to ask questions if you don't understand. + 'Can I use your phone?' 'Feel free.'
feel good to feel happy, confident, etc: It makes me feel good to know my work is appreciated.
feel (it) in your bones (that ...) to be certain about sth even though you do not have any direct proof and cannot explain why you are certain: I know I'm going to fail this exam-I can feel it in my bones.
feel like sth / like doing sth to want to have or do sth: I feel like a drink. + We all felt like celebrating. + He felt like bursting into tears. + We'll go for a walk if you feel like it.
feel the pinch (informal) to not have enough money: Lots of people who have lost their jobs are starting to feel the pinch.
feel sick (especially BrE) (AmE usually feel sick to your stomach) to feel as though you will VOMIT soon: Mum! I feel sick.
feel your way
1 to move along carefully, for example when it is dark, by touching walls, objects, etc.
2 to be careful about how you do things, usually because you are in a situation that you are not familiar with: She was new in the job, still feeling her way.
not feel yourself to not feel healthy and well: I'm not quite feeling myself today.
more at DEATH, FLATTER, HARD adv., HONOUR n., HONOUR v., JELLY, MARK n., MILLION, PRESENCE, SMALL adj.
Phrasal Verbs: feel for sb to have sympathy for sb: I really felt for her when her husband died. + I do feel for you, honestly.
feel sb<->up (informal) to touch sb sexually, especially when they do not want you to
feel up to sth to have the strength and energy to do or deal with sth: Do we have to go to the party? I really don't feel up to it. + [+ -ing] After the accident she didn't feel up to driving.
+ noun [sing.]
touch
1 (the feel) the feeling you get when you touch sth or are touched: You can tell it's silk by the feel. + She loved the feel of the sun on her skin.
2 an act of feeling or touching: I had a feel of the material. + rough / smooth to the feel
impression
3 the impression that is created by a place, situation, etc.; atmosphere: It's a big city but it has the feel of a small town. + The room has a comfortable feel to it. + There is an international feel to the restaurant.
Idioms: get the feel of sth / of doing sth to become familiar with sth or with doing sth: I haven't got the feel of the brakes in this car yet.
have a feel for sth to have an understanding of sth or be naturally good at doing it: She has a real feel for languages.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 touch, see, note, sense, perceive, experience, determine; handle, manipulate, finger:
Feel how rough the skin is at this spot.
2 stroke, caress, pet, fondle:
I like to feel a bare carpet with my toes.
3 sense, be conscious of, perceive, be aware or sensible of, experience:
I could feel the heat of the fire across the room.
4 sense, believe, think, perceive, judge, consider, deem, know, discern, intuit, Colloq get or have the impression, have a hunch, guess, have a (funny) feeling, feel in one's bones:
I feel I have outstayed my welcome.
5 undergo, sense, suffer, bear, endure, withstand, stand, abide, brook, tolerate, go through:
Let the other team feel the agony of defeat for a change.
6 seem, appear, strike one, give the impression, have a or the feeling:
It felt as if a great weight has been lifted from me. It feels like old times. That feels silky.
7 seem to be, be, regard or characterize oneself as, take oneself to be:
I feel certain that we've met before. I felt a perfect fool.
8 feel for. sympathize or empathize with, commiserate with, bleed for, be sorry for, pity, have compassion for:
She feels for all mothers whose sons have died.
9 feel like. incline or lean to or towards, prefer, fancy, want, desire, crave:
I feel like a cup of hot tea.
n.
10 texture, surface, sensation, touch, finish:
This wood has the feel of satin.
11 feeling, air, atmosphere, climate, ambience, sense, note, tone, quality:
It's so cosy here - it has the feel of home.
Collocation
ADV.
deeply, strongly
She felt her mother's death very deeply.
PREP.
about
He feels very strongly about a lot of issues.
Concise dictionary
felt|feels|feelingfɪːlnoun
+an intuitive awareness
+the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
+a property perceived by touch
+manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
verb
+undergo an emotional sensation
+come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
+perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
+seem with respect to a given sensation given
+have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
+undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
+be felt or perceived in a certain way
+grope or feel in search of something
+examine by touch
+examine (a body part) by palpation
+find by testing or cautious exploration
+produce a certain impression
+pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
