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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
And when I did some serious soul-searching.
当我严肃地自我反省。
In fact, encounters with others will produce real soul-searching.
事实上，和别人的交往会给你带来深思。
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。
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。
The complaint was about the ordinary telephone, television and even back gardens, which, in the 20th century, provoked the sort of soul-searching we are seeing today.
这番抱怨针对的是寻常的电话、电视机乃至后花园，在20世纪，这些事物激起了与我们今日一样的反思。