新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

impulse

英  [ˈɪmpʌls]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1一时心血来潮的

    An impulse buy or impulse purchase is something that you decide to buy when you see it, although you had not planned to buy it.

    双语例句

    例:

    The curtains were an impulse buy.

    这窗帘是一时心血来潮买下的。

    NOUN. 名词
  • impulses

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 冲动

    An impulse is a sudden desire to do something.

    双语例句

    例:

    Unable to resist the impulse, he glanced at the sea again.

    他抑制不住冲动,又望了一眼大海。

    2[C 可数名词] 脉冲

    An impulse is a short electrical signal that is sent along a wire or nerve or through the air, usually as one of a series.

    双语例句

    例:

    It works by sending a series of electrical impulses which are picked up by hi-tech sensors.

    它通过传输由高技术传感器收集的电脉冲而起作用。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • on impulse

    1凭一时冲动

    If you do something on impulse, you suddenly decide to do it, without planning it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Sean's a fast thinker, and he acts on impulse.

    肖恩是个思维敏捷、行事随兴的人。

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