| 词汇 | impulse |
| 释义 | impulse 1 ENTRIES FOUND: impulse (noun) impulse /ˈɪmˌpʌls/ noun plural impulses impulse /ˈɪmˌpʌls/ noun plural impulses Learner's definition of IMPULSE [count] 1 : a sudden strong desire to do something冲动；一时的念头 He has to learn to control his impulses.他必须得学会控制自己的冲动情绪。 a natural/creative/sudden impulse 自然的冲动；创作/突然的心血来潮 a generous impulse 一时兴起的慷慨之举 — often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式 He had to resist the impulse [=urge] to shout.他不得不抑制住大声叫喊的冲动。 My first/initial impulse was to say no.我最初的念头是拒绝。 ◊ To do something on (an) impulse or on a sudden impulse is to do it suddenly and without thinking about it first.一时冲动 He bought a new camera on impulse.他一时冲动买了台新相机。 She quit her job on a sudden impulse.她一时冲动辞了职。 ◊ An impulse buy/purchase is something that is bought on impulse and that usually is not really needed.一时心血来潮买下的东西 The camera was an impulse buy.这部相机是一时心血来潮买下的。 ◊ Impulse buying is the act or practice of buying things on impulse.冲动消费 Shopping with a credit card can lead to impulse buying.刷卡购物会导致冲动消费。 2 technical : a small amount of energy that moves from one area to another脉冲 an electrical impulse 电脉冲 a nerve impulse [=a wave of electrical energy that is carried through the nerves to the brain]神经冲动 |
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