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impetuous

[英] [ɪmˈpetʃu:əs] [美] [ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs] 生词本

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1. ADJ-GRADED 急躁的;冲动的 If you describe someone as impetuous, you mean that they are likely to act quickly and suddenly without thinking or being careful. 
  • He was young and impetuous...

    他年轻,易于冲动。

  • He tended to react in a heated and impetuous way.

    他往往反应过火,急躁冲动。

Adjective

1. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation;

  • "a hotheaded decision"
  • "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"
  • "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"
  • "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)

2. marked by violent force;

  • "impetuous heaving waves"
1. He is an impetuous fellow.
他是个急性子。

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2. She revealed her feelings in impetuous displays of spending.
她冲动地任意挥霍显露了她的感情。

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3. The headstrong impetuous man rushed into things without forethought.
这个顽固的莽汉, 不预先考虑,仓促行事。

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4. Youngsters are usually more impetuous than old people.
年轻人常比老年人急躁。

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