| 单词 | pulse |
| 释义 | noun | verb pulsepulse1 /pʌls/ ●●○ noun 1HEART [countable] science, biology, medicine a)the regular beat that can be felt, for example at your wrist, as your heart pumps blood around your body: The man’s pulse was weak. b)[usually singular] (also pulse rate) the number of these beats per minute: take/check somebody’s pulse (=count how many times someone’s heart beats in a minute, usually by feeling their wrist)2SOUND/LIGHT/ELECTRICITY [countable] science an amount of sound, light, or electricity that continues for a very short time: electrical pulses of light3MUSIC/DRUM [countable, uncountable] eng. lang. arts a strong regular beat as in music, or on a drum: the pulse of steel drums in the parks4GROUP'S FEELINGS/OPINIONS [uncountable] the ideas, feelings, opinions, etc. that are most important or have the most influence in a particular group of people at a particular time: Stockbrokers with a feel for Hong Kong’s financial pulse were worried.5somebody’s pulse quickens/races if someone’s pulse quickens, etc., it becomes faster because he or she is excited or nervous6set/get somebody’s pulses racing to make someone feel very excited7SEEDS/PLANTS [countable usually plural] science, biology seeds such as beans, peas, and lentils that can be eaten, or a plant on which these seeds grow → see also have/keep your finger on the pulse at finger1 (4) noun | verb pulsepulse2 verb [intransitive] 1to move or flow with a steady rapid beat or sound: He felt the blood pulsing around his body.2if music or sound pulses, it has a loud regular beat3literary if a feeling or emotion pulses through someone, he or she feel it very strongly4pulse with excitement/energy/life etc. if a place pulses with excitement, energy, etc., it is very exciting, has a lot of energy, etc.5to push a button on a food processor to make the machine go on and off regularly, rather than work continuously |
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