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Pulse Rhythmic Measure Heart Bursts Describes Blood Pʌls

Front pulse
Pron [pʌls]
Back 【PULSE】
The doctor began to measure my pulse rate per minute.
医生开始量我脉搏每分钟跳动的频率。
【重点词汇】
pulse n. 脉搏
Vocab
pulsethe rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

The word pulse has many shades of meaning, but most of them involve something characterized by short, rhythmic bursts. If you’re angry, the muscles in your jaw might pulse — meaning they contract quickly in short bursts.

Pulse can be a noun that describes the rhythmic pumping of blood through your veins and arteries. You’ve probably had a nurse take your pulse as a way to measure your heart rate. Pulse can refer to other things that have a rhythmic beat, like the pulse of dance music or a pulse of flashing light. The verb describes something that throbs, literally or figuratively. Your blood will pulse through your veins, or a busy city may pulse with life.

All forms of 'pulse' will appear on average once every 365 pages.
pulsation
pulsate
pulse
pulseless
pulsing

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