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 is an impetuous young man.
  他是个易冲动的年轻人。
• My spirit! Be thou me, impetuous one!
  精灵！你是我鲁莽的使者！
• 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。
• I admit I was rather impetuous as a young man.
  我承认我像青年人一样容易冲动。
• The dam break and an impetuous torrent of water sweep away the town.
  堤坝崩塌了，奔腾的急流冲垮了镇子。
• 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。
• Are you studying or working? It was impetuous of her to do that.
  你在求学还是在做事呢？她竟做那种事，真是鲁莽。
• The second list is what can improve, which could include impetuous or often fails to anticipate.
  第二列是可以改进的，其中可能包括冲动或经常预料不到（事情的进展）等。
• 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。
• He's so impetuous& why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?
  他太冲动了&为什么他急着做事前不能仔细考虑一下？