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

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。
After many hours of soul-searching, he decided to admit his guilt.
反思了好多小时后，他决定承认自己的罪行。
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。
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 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。
These mistakes have led to some soul-searching in the profession.
这些失误已在行内引发了一些深刻反省。
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 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。
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。