gut 作形容词时，意为“非理性的，本能的”，那么 gut feeling 可以意为“直觉”，它是一个习惯用语，寓意：
a personal, intuitive feeling一种个人的直觉 an instinctive feeling, without any logical rationale一种本能的感觉，没有任何逻辑依据 an intuition about something对某事的直觉 a feeling based on sixth sense, not on facts基于第六感而不是事实的感觉 a feeling that you are certain is right, though you cannot explain why一种你确信无疑的感觉是对的，尽管你无法解释为什么例如：
I had a gut feeling that he had been lying, and sure enough, it was later proved that he had been.我有一种直觉，他一直在撒谎，果不其然，后来证明他是在撒谎。 解析：动作 lie 表示从之前一直持续到动作 had a gut feeling，所以用过去完成进行时。 After the interview, Jules said that he had a gut feeling that he would get the job this time.面试结束后，朱尔斯说他有一种直觉，这次他会得到这份工作。
As he approached the house, he had a gut feeling that something was wrong.当他靠近房子时，直觉告诉他发生了事情。 解析： 1、approach 可以表示在时间或距离上靠近或接近。 2、that 引导的同位语从句，通常跟在某些名词后面，除了 feeling，还有 advice，announcement，argument，belief，claim，conclusion，decision 等。
My gut feeling is that she is going to be the right person for this job.我的直觉是她会成为这份工作的合适人选。 Hurrying down the street, Susan had a gut feeling that she was being watched.苏珊在街上匆匆忙忙忙地走着，她有一种被监视的感觉。 解析：状语从句 Hurrying down the street 的主语和主句的主语都是 Susan，可省略状语从句的主语 Susan 和 be 动词。
Chuck said his gut feeling was that they were going to get delayed for their trip the next day, so he planned for some eventualities.查克说，他的直觉是他们第二天的旅行会被耽搁，所以他计划了一些可能发生的事情。
