hunch

hunch

英 [hʌn(t)ʃ]
　　美 [hʌntʃ]

n. 預感；大塊；肉峰
　　vt. 聳肩；預感到；彎腰駝背
　　vi. 隆起；向前移動

中文詞源：

hunch 弓身，聳肩，駝背，預感，直覺

詞源不詳，可能來自hump變體。比較bump,bunch.直覺義據說是來自過去迷信，在賭博前摸一摸駝子的駝背可以帶來好運。

例句：

1. I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go.
我有這麼一種感覺,他並不真正想去.

2. Then Mr. Kamenar, acting on a hunch, ran a computer check at the Federal Election Commission.
然後卡姆納爾先生憑直覺在聯邦選舉委員會的計算機系統中進行瞭查詢。

3. I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.
我有預感和蘇珊共事會很融洽。

4. I have a hunch that it will snow soon.
我有快要下雪的預感.

5. As soon as I arrived I knew the hunch was right.
我一到就知道我們猜想得不錯.