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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives
  Synonym:self-analysis

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This isn't the first time that China has done some soul-searching about familial love last year China Daily asked a cross-section of people if they said 'I love you' to their parents, spouses, and children.
  这不是中国第一次做关于亲情方面的自省去年《中国日报》就各个阶层的人进行了采访，询问他们是否对父母、爱人和孩子说过我爱你。
• 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。
• 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。
• After the handover in 1997, Hong Kong was soul-searching because the perception was that it would become marginalised in Greater China, she says.
  1997年回归后，香港进行了深刻的反思，因为当时有人觉得香港将在大中华区被边缘化，她表示。
• And when I did some serious soul-searching.
  当我严肃地自我反省。
• She had not planned to work in the non-profit world, but a period of soul-searching changed her mind.
  她之前并未打算涉足非盈利性行业，但一段时间的内省改变了她的想法。
• 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。