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单词 impulsive
释义
impulsive
(ɪmpʌlsɪv )
adjective
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.
Avoid making an impulsive decision.
Synonyms: instinctive, emotional, unpredictable, quick  
impulsively adverb [ADVERB with verb]
He studied her face for a moment, then said impulsively: 'Let's get married.'
Impulsively she patted him on the arm.
impulsiveness uncountable noun
The president's impulsiveness often worries his advisers.
Collocations:
impulsive act
But when an impulsive act makes him a wounded hero, he feels he can start again - for how long though?
The Sun
It was an impulsive act on his part.
Times, Sunday Times
Random impulsive act from me.
Times, Sunday Times
This was an impulsive act.
Times, Sunday Times
The crime was not an impulsive act, but the premeditated outcome of a criminal conspiracy.
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impulsive behaviour
The US admiral's impulsive behaviour reflected the mood of a navy which had grown accustomed to overwhelming superiority.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
Symptoms of ADHD include inability to focus, impulsive behaviour and poor organisational skills.
The Sun (2013)
Sufferers may have difficulty focusing attention and remaining'on task' and show excessively impulsive behaviour and hyperactivity.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is the opposite of rushed, rash, impulsive behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They were unable to play with one toy or complete one task, and they engaged in unusually impulsive behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
impulsive move
It was an impulsive move, they admit, but not quite a launch into the unknown.
Times, Sunday Times
Cobb labeled the call an impulsive move in the aftermath of defeat.
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Among her many impassioned, impulsive moves, this was the step too far.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 易冲动的
Japanese: 衝動的な
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