impetuous

英 [ɪmˈpetʃuəs]

美 [ɪmˈpetʃuəs]

adj.  鲁莽的; 冲动的; 轻率的

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BNC.21687 / COCA.23230

牛津词典

adj.

• 鲁莽的；冲动的；轻率的
  acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results
  1. an impetuous young woman
     莽撞的年轻女子
  2. an impetuous decision
     草率的决定

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 急躁的;冲动的
  If you describe someone asimpetuous, you mean that they are likely to act quickly and suddenly without thinking or being careful.
  1. He was young and impetuous...
     他年轻,易于冲动。
  2. He tended to react in a heated and impetuous way.
     他往往反应过火,急躁冲动。

英英释义

adj

• characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
  1. a hotheaded decision
  2. liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers
  3. an impetuous display of spending and gambling
  4. madcap escapades
  Synonym:hotheadedimpulsivemadcaptearaway(a)brainish
• marked by violent force
  1. impetuous heaving waves

双语例句

• Just feel the moment there are some erratic impetuous.
  只是时刻的感觉自己有一些飘忽不定的浮躁。
• This is an impetuous era, is a lost era.
  这是一个浮躁的时代，又是一个迷失的时代。
• He tended to react in a heated and impetuous way.
  他往往反应过火，急躁冲动。
• She revealed her feelings in impetuous displays of spending and gambling.
  她冲动地任意挥霍和肆意赌博，显露了她的感情。
• It would be foolish and impetuous to resign over such a small matter.
  为这样的小事辞职未免愚蠢而轻率了。
• The academic society listens attentively to bodily and the mind sound, cannot bring an impetuous heart to exercise.
  学会倾听身体和心灵的声音，不可带一颗浮躁的心来锻炼。
• Impetuous, hot-headed murderers, yet without marked psychopathic features.
  暴躁、冲动的杀人犯，但不具备明显的心理病态特征。
• These stubborn and skilful rear guard actions checked the impetuous German advance at all points, inflicting severe losses.
  这几场打得顽强而巧妙的后卫战，在各个方面都阻止了猛扑过来的德军，使他们遭受严重的损失。
• "How can he?" the impetuous young warrior demanded.
  他办得到吗？烈性子的年轻武士说。
• I admit I was rather impetuous as a young man.
  我承认我像青年人一样容易冲动。