impulsive

英[ɪm'pʌlsɪv] 美[ɪm'pʌlsɪv]
  • adj. 冲动的；任性的
  • n. (引起冲动的)原因
impulsively impulsiveness
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Adjective:
  1. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus;

    "an impulsive gesture of affection"

  2. without forethought;

    "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"

  3. having the power of driving or impelling;

    "a driving personal ambition"
    "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"
    "an impulsive force"

  4. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason;

    "a capricious refusal"
    "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"
    "the victim of whimsical persecutions"

  5. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation;

    "a hotheaded decision"
    "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"
    "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"
    "madcap escapades"

双语例句

1. Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress.
青少年自杀很少是由于突然发生不幸而作出的冲动反应。

来自柯林斯例句

2. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. She was unpredictable, explosive, impulsive and easily distracted.
她难以捉摸，脾气暴躁，冲动鲁莽，容易分心。

来自柯林斯例句

4. His impulsive temperament regularly got him into difficulties.
他容易冲动，经常因此惹麻烦。

来自柯林斯例句

5. She is impulsive in her actions.
她的行为常出于冲动.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Her impulsive passion was a positive defect.
      她的冲动的激情则完完全全是个缺点。
    2. A jagged equity curve tends to be a sign of impulsive trading.
      锯齿状曲线多半代表冲动的交易。

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