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

• I admit I was rather impetuous as a young man.
  我承认我像青年人一样容易冲动。
• These stubborn and skilful rear guard actions checked the impetuous German advance at all points, inflicting severe losses.
  这几场打得顽强而巧妙的后卫战，在各个方面都阻止了猛扑过来的德军，使他们遭受严重的损失。
• Second, the impetuous social values, let us not feel happy.
  第二、浮躁的社会价值观，让我们感觉不到幸福。
• 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。
• He is an impetuous young man.
  他是个易冲动的年轻人。
• 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。
• The prime minister may now be regretting her impetuous promise to reduce unemployment by half.
  首相现在可能后悔她冲动地许诺了要将失业人数减少一半。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。