[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]易冲动的；草率的 If you describe someone as impulsive, you mean that they do things suddenly without thinking about them carefully first.
He is too impulsive to be a responsible prime minister...
他容易冲动，很难成为值得依赖的首相。
Avoid making an impulsive decision.
避免作出草率冲动的决定。
impulsively
He studied her face for a moment, then said impulsively: 'Let's get married'...
他盯着她的脸端详了一会儿，然后冲动地说：“我们结婚吧。”
Impulsively she patted him on the arm.
她很冲动地拍了拍他的胳膊。
impulsiveness
The president's impulsiveness often worries his advisers.
总统爱冲动的脾气经常让他的顾问们担心。
Oxford
im·pul·sive/ɪmˈpʌlsɪv; NAmEɪmˈpʌlsɪv/adjective(of people or their behaviour 人或行为)acting suddenly without thinking carefully about what might happen because of what you are doing 凭冲动行事的；易冲动的SYN
impetuous
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rash
◆an impulsive decision/gesture冲动的决定╱姿态◆You're so impulsive!你太冲动了！◆He has an impulsive nature.他生性冲动。▶im·pul·sive·ly/ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli; NAmEɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/adverb◆Impulsively he reached out and took her hand.他一时冲动便伸手握住她的手。im·pul·sive·ness/ɪmˈpʌlsɪvnəs; NAmEɪmˈpʌlsɪvnəs/noun[uncountable ]im·pul·sive/ɪmˈpʌlsɪv; NAmEɪmˈpʌlsɪv/im·pul·sive·ly/ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli; NAmEɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/im·pul·sive·ness/ɪmˈpʌlsɪvnəs; NAmEɪmˈpʌlsɪvnəs/
LDC
impulsiveim‧pul‧sive /ɪmˈpʌlsɪv/ ●○○ adjective
Examples
Thesaurus
someone who is impulsive does things without considering the possible dangers or problems first → rash: Rosa was impulsive and sometimes regretted things she’d done. In a burst of impulsive generosity, I offered to pay.—impulsively adverb: ‘Oh, Anne, I do love you!’ he said impulsively.—impulsiveness noun [uncountable]
WDF
impulsive
[ɪmˈpʌlsɪv]
TEM4GRE
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ADJ16758
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Spoken:
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冲动的(90%)，任性的(10%)
adj.冲动的；受感情驱使的；任性的
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