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impulse

英 ['ɪmpʌls] 美 ['ɪmpʌls]

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解释

n. 冲动；[电子] 脉冲；刺激；神经冲动；推动力
vt. 推动

※ 提供单词"impulse"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

impulse 冲动，刺激

im-,进入，使，pulse,冲击，震动。

英文词源

impulse (n.): early 15c., "an act of impelling, a thrust, push," from Latin impulsus "a push against, pressure, shock," also "incitement, instigation, impulse," past participle of impellere (see impel). Meaning "stimulus in the mind arising from some state or feeling" first recorded 1640s.

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例句和用法

1. All day she had fought off the impulse to telephone Harry.: 她一整天都在克制自己想给哈里打电话的冲动。

2. Sean's a fast thinker, and he acts on impulse.: 肖恩是个思维敏捷、行事随兴的人。

3. After lunch she decided on impulse to take a bath.: 午饭后她突然兴起，决定洗个澡。

4. Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.: 很多人不考虑后果就莽撞行事。

5. He finally gave way to an impulse and pulled her toward him.: 他最终还是没能抑制住冲动，把她拉向了自己。