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impulsive adj.冲动的；任性的n.(引起冲动的)原因 (1) 她的冲动的激情则完完全全是个缺点。(2) 锯齿状曲线多半代表冲动的交易。 Impulses are short, quick feelings, and if someone is in the habit of acting on them, they're impulsive. When stores stock chocolate at the checkout line, they are hoping you will impulsively decide to buy it. When you call the person you have a crush on after promising yourself all day to maintain an air of dignified reserve, that's impulsive behavior. We might also call impulsive behavior whimsical or capricious.

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英 [ɪm'pʌlsɪv] 美 [ɪm'pʌlsɪv] (1) Her impulsive passion was a positive defect.(2) A jagged equity curve tends to be a sign of impulsive trading. If someone is impulsive, it means that they act on instinct, without thinking decisions through. If you worked for an entire year to save money for a car and then suddenly decided to spend it all on an outfit instead, that would be an impulsive purchase. 1[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。impulsivelyHe 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。impulsivenessThe 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。

英语单词	impulsive
英美音标	英 [ɪm'pʌlsɪv] 美 [ɪm'pʌlsɪv]
中文释义	adj.冲动的；任性的 n.(引起冲动的)原因
英语例句	(1) Her impulsive passion was a positive defect. (2) A jagged equity curve tends to be a sign of impulsive trading.
中文例句	(1) 她的冲动的激情则完完全全是个缺点。 (2) 锯齿状曲线多半代表冲动的交易。
vocabulary简明	If someone is impulsive, it means that they act on instinct, without thinking decisions through. If you worked for an entire year to save money for a car and then suddenly decided to spend it all on an outfit instead, that would be an impulsive purchase.
vocabulary扩展	Impulses are short, quick feelings, and if someone is in the habit of acting on them, they're impulsive. When stores stock chocolate at the checkout line, they are hoping you will impulsively decide to buy it. When you call the person you have a crush on after promising yourself all day to maintain an air of dignified reserve, that's impulsive behavior. We might also call impulsive behavior whimsical or capricious.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。

Impulsive Impulsively Thinking Suddenly Call 英 ɪm'pʌlsɪv] 美 ɪm'pʌlsɪv