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

This is not the first time China has engaged in television-inspired soul-searching.
这不是中国第一次采用电视节目来鼓励思想探索。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
It seemed as if each of us had been hiding our soul-searching from the other.
我们两人似乎一直都拒绝与对方进行心灵的沟通。
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。
And when I did some serious soul-searching.
当我严肃地自我反省。