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

• He was no longer the artless pen of old days, so brave, so artless, so impetuous, and tender.
  他不再是过去那个天真纯朴的潘，那么勇敢、那么坦率、那么鲁莽、又那么温柔的潘。
• Facing her works, you will feel not the least impetuous and vulgar, letting you in somewhere unknown but not feeling unfamiliar, letting you appreciate the art and seriously think.
  面对她的作品，你感受不到丝毫铜臭的浮躁和媚俗，它让你如置身异境但却并不陌生，他让你认真欣赏艺术、严肃地思考问题。
• 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。
• "How can he?" the impetuous young warrior demanded.
  他办得到吗？烈性子的年轻武士说。
• He is an impetuous young man.
  他是个易冲动的年轻人。
• Sometimes, in certain spheres, we were a bit too impetuous in our work.
  从工作来看，有时候在有的问题上是急了一些。
• Mr Smith has to justify a "waiting game" to his more impetuous followers.
  史密斯先生不得不向其较为冲动的追随者证明观望政策是正确的。
• You must plan carefully before you begin. don't make the mistake of being too impetuous.
  要周密计划后再开始做，不要犯急性病。
• Impetuous as written can only be superficial.
  那样的浮躁写出来的只能是肤浅。
• Nope love is not eternal, but impetuous and fickle heart and love again and again missed.
  不是爱情不再永恒，而是浮躁和易变的心灵一次次与真爱失之交臂。