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

• 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。
• A couple of years ago, John did a bit of soul-searching in his travels, but now he's got a kid and is more of a homebody.
  几年前旅行的时候，约翰还进行一些自我反省。但现在有了孩子后，他完全是个宅男了。
• Peter Tufano, a Harvard finance professor, says the case study method and its role in developing arrogant 'students was one of the concerns raised by faculty as Harvard began its months of soul-searching.
  哈佛商学院金融学教授彼得图法诺（PeterTufano）表示，随着哈佛开始为期数月的自我反思，个案研究法及其在制造傲慢'学员中的作用，成为教员们关心的问题之一。
• Moments of great tragedy often elicit national soul-searching.
  重大悲剧常常引起全国性的反思。
• It took a lot of learning and a lot of honest soul-searching, but I began to realize what was really important and I turned the ship around.
  我坐了许多调查和虔诚的领悟，但是我发现我发现了什么才是我真正重要的并且为之奋斗。
• As the progress comes to a close, at the end of over a year of dedication, experimentation, and soul-searching, we believe that we've achieved that which we were challenged to realize.
  当过程临近尾声，在一年多的投入、尝试与深思之后，我们相信我们已经完成了挑战。
• After days of soul-searching he finally came to the decision to leave home.
  他经过几天的反躬自问，最终决定离家而去。
• 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。
• Status Offline Today, under Kegan and Lahey's guidance, our group begins to engage in some supervised soul-searching.
  如今，在Kegan和Lahey的指导下，我们这个小组开始了指导下的心灵探索。
• 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。