impulse

noun

/ˈɪmpʌls/

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[countable, usually singular, uncountable] impulse (to do something) a sudden strong wish or need to do something, without stopping to think about the results
- He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing.
- I resisted the impulse to laugh.
- Her first impulse was to run away.
- on (an) impulse The door was open and on (an) impulse she went inside.
- He tends to act on impulse.
Extra Examples
- Acting on impulse, he picked up the keys and slipped them into his pocket.
- She gave in to an impulse and took the money.
- We are all subject to aggressive impulses.
- He fought down an impulse to scream.
- She felt a sudden impulse to look to her left.
- On an impulse, I went in and bought a box of chocolates.
- Some people will buy a pet on impulse without any idea of what is involved.
- Supermarkets sell candy as impulse items at the checkout counter.
- The little black designer dress had been an impulse buy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- strong
- irresistible
- first
- …
verb + impulse
- feel
- have
- be subject to
- …
impulse + noun
- buy
- purchase
- item
- …
preposition
- on (an) impulse
- impulse towards/toward
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[countable] (specialist) a force or movement of energy that causes something else to react
- nerve/electrical impulses
- The impulse is conducted along the length of the wire.
Extra Examples
- Radio waves are converted into electrical impulses.
- Nerve impulses are transmitted to the brain.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- electrical
- nerve
- neural
- …
verb + impulse
- generate
- send
- transmit
- …
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[countable, usually singular, uncountable] (formal) something that causes somebody/something to do something or to develop and make progress
- to give an impulse to the struggling car industry
- He was motivated by the impulse for social reform.
Extra Examples
- the political impulses towards joining a trade union
- the impulse that prompted economic change
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- democratic
- political
- religious
- …
impulse + verb
- lead (somebody/something) to something
- prompt somebody/something (to do something)
preposition
- impulse behind
- impulse for
- impulse towards/toward
- …
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Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘give an impulse to’): the verb from Latin impuls- ‘driven on’, the noun from impulsus ‘impulsion’, both from the verb impellere, from in- ‘towards’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

单词	impulse
释义	impulse noun /ˈɪmpʌls/ /ˈɪmpʌls/ jump to other results [countable, usually singular, uncountable] impulse (to do something) a sudden strong wish or need to do something, without stopping to think about the results He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing. I resisted the impulse to laugh. Her first impulse was to run away. on (an) impulse The door was open and on (an) impulse she went inside. He tends to act on impulse. Extra Examples Acting on impulse, he picked up the keys and slipped them into his pocket. She gave in to an impulse and took the money. We are all subject to aggressive impulses. He fought down an impulse to scream. She felt a sudden impulse to look to her left. On an impulse, I went in and bought a box of chocolates. Some people will buy a pet on impulse without any idea of what is involved. Supermarkets sell candy as impulse items at the checkout counter. The little black designer dress had been an impulse buy. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective strong irresistible first … verb + impulse feel have be subject to … impulse + noun buy purchase item … preposition on (an) impulse impulse towards/toward See full entry [countable] (specialist) a force or movement of energy that causes something else to react nerve/electrical impulses The impulse is conducted along the length of the wire. Extra Examples Radio waves are converted into electrical impulses. Nerve impulses are transmitted to the brain. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective electrical nerve neural … verb + impulse generate send transmit … See full entry [countable, usually singular, uncountable] (formal) something that causes somebody/something to do something or to develop and make progress to give an impulse to the struggling car industry He was motivated by the impulse for social reform. Extra Examples the political impulses towards joining a trade union the impulse that prompted economic change Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective democratic political religious … impulse + verb lead (somebody/something) to something prompt somebody/something (to do something) preposition impulse behind impulse for impulse towards/toward … See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘give an impulse to’): the verb from Latin impuls- ‘driven on’, the noun from impulsus ‘impulsion’, both from the verb impellere, from in- ‘towards’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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