impulses

英 [ˈɪmpʌlsɪz]

美 [ˈɪmpəlsɪz]

n.  冲动; 心血来潮; 一时的念头; 脉冲; 冲击; 冲量; 推动力; 刺激
impulse的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 冲动;一时兴起的念头
  Animpulseis a sudden desire to do something.
  1. Unable to resist the impulse, he glanced at the sea again...
     他抑制不住冲动,又向海面瞥了一眼。
  2. He still couldn't understand the impulse that had made him confide in Cassandra...
     他仍然难以理解是什么样的冲动使他向卡桑德拉吐露了秘密。
  3. Wade resisted an impulse to smile.
     韦德强忍住想笑的冲动。
• 脉冲
  Animpulseis a short electrical signal that is sent along a wire or nerve or through the air, usually as one of a series.
• ADJ 一时兴起的;随兴的
  Animpulsebuy orimpulsepurchase is something that you decide to buy when you see it, although you had not planned to buy it.
  1. The curtains were an impulse buy.
     窗帘是一时兴起买下的。
• PHRASE 凭冲动;一时兴起
  If you do somethingon impulse, you suddenly decide to do it, without planning it.
  1. Sean's a fast thinker, and he acts on impulse...
     肖恩是个思维敏捷、行事随兴的人。
  2. After lunch she decided on impulse to take a bath.
     午饭后她突然兴起,决定洗个澡。

双语例句

• The majority of the sensory or, afferent impulses from muscle do not reach the level of consciousness.
  来自肌肉的绝大部分感觉或传入神经冲动不会由人所意识到。
• You are inclined to act on some of the wilder impulses and desires you feel from time to time.
  你可能依靠自己的冲动和一直以来的欲望行事。
• This paper is devoted to study the oscillation of second order nonlinear differential equations with impulses.
  对二阶非线性脉冲微分方程的振动性给出了充分判据。
• Having perseverance, determination and a strong sense of purpose means you are excellent at controlling your impulses.
  有恒心、决心和强烈的目标感，意味着你很会控制你的冲动。
• Nerve cells carry and receive nervous impulses.
  神经细胞传递并接收神经冲动。
• No personal impulses can be felt in it; not a stroke has any verve.
  既见不到他个人的情感，也看不出有哪一笔下得生动有力。
• I evaluate all this and start sending out impulses to step up production of gastric juices and saliva.
  我核计了这一切，开始传出搏动以加快生产胃液和唾液。
• Nerve impulses, hormone and organ-specific irritant can cause cell membrane depolarization.
  神经冲动、激素及器官特异刺激物可以引起细胞膜去极化。
• Whether we are awake or dreaming interpret nerve impulses and posit causes for them according to their own needs.
  我们是否清醒，或者在做梦，解释了神经冲动，并且假定了，他们的原因，根据他们自己的需要。
• The people with whom Warren felt most comfortable encouraged his antisocial impulses.
  沃伦和有些人呆在一起觉得最惬意，他们助长了他这种逆反的冲动。