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

• And when I did some serious soul-searching.
  当我严肃地自我反省。
• Apart from its ritual function of saying farewell to college life, a graduation trip now also serves as a form of escapism and soul-searching for graduates.
  除了作为告别大学生活的仪式外，如今的毕业旅行也成了毕业生逃离现实追寻自我的途径之一。
• 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。
• 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。
• Moments of great tragedy often elicit national soul-searching.
  重大悲剧常常引起全国性的反思。
• Five years ago, I was going through some serious soul-searching. I was just back in the States after living abroad.
  五年前，我一直在认真进行自我反思。当时我正从国外回来，对于前途非常迷茫。
• 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。
• There has been some self-examination and soul-searching within the economics profession since the onset of the financial crisis.
  自金融危机爆发以来，经济学界内部进行了一些自我审查和反省。
• After much consideration and soul-searching, Michael and I have arrived at the decision to divorce due to 'Irreconcilable Differences,' she wrote at the time.
  经过再三的考虑和挣扎之后，由于无法协调的差异我和Michael做出了离婚一个艰难的决定，她说。