pulse

noun

/pʌls/

Idioms

jump to other results

[usually singular] the regular beat of the heart as it sends blood around the body, that can be felt in different places, especially on the inside part of the wrist; the number of times the heart beats in a minute脈搏；脈率
- a strong/weak pulse強／弱脈搏
- an abnormally high pulse rate異常高的脈率
- The doctor took/felt my pulse.醫生給我量了脈搏／把了脈。
- Fear sent her pulse racing (= made it beat very quickly).她嚇得脈搏急速跳動。
Extra Examples
- My at-rest pulse rate is usually about 80 beats per minute.我靜止時的脈搏率通常爲每分鐘 80 次左右。
- She felt her pulse quicken as she recognized the voice.聽出是誰的聲音後，她感到自己的心跳加快了。
- She reached in through the driver's broken window and checked for a pulse.她從駕駛座破碎的車窗伸手進去檢查司機的脈搏。
- There was little to quicken the pulse in his dull routine.枯燥乏味的日常工作中幾乎沒有什麽能激起他的熱情。
Topics Bodyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fast
- racing
- rapid
- …
verb + pulse
- check
- feel
- take
- …
pulse + verb
- beat
- quicken
- race
- …
pulse + noun
- rate
See full entry
a strong regular beat in music強勁的音樂節拍 synonym rhythm
- the throbbing pulse of the drums陣陣強勁的鼓點
a single short increase in the amount of light, sound or electricity produced by a machine, etc.脈沖
- pulse waves脈沖波
- sound pulses聲脈沖
pulses
[plural] the seeds of some plants that are eaten as food, such as peas and lentils豆果果實；莢果；豆子
- Pulses are a good source of protein.豆類是蛋白質的良好來源。
Topics Foodc2, Farmingc2

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 late Middle English: from Latin pulsus ‘beating’, from pellere ‘to drive, beat’. noun sense 4 Middle English: from Old French pols, from Latin puls ‘porridge of meal or pulse’; related to pollen.

Idioms

have/keep your finger on the pulse (of something)

to always be aware of the most recent developments in a particular situation始終了解…的最新情況；掌握…的脈搏

pulse

verb

/pʌls/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they pulse	/pʌls/ /pʌls/
he / she / it pulses	/ˈpʌlsɪz/ /ˈpʌlsɪz/
past simple pulsed	/pʌlst/ /pʌlst/
past participle pulsed	/pʌlst/ /pʌlst/
-ing form pulsing	/ˈpʌlsɪŋ/ /ˈpʌlsɪŋ/

jump to other results

[intransitive] to move, beat or flow with strong regular movements or sounds搏動；跳動；震動 synonym throb
- A vein pulsed in his temple.他太陽穴上的靜脈在搏動。
- the pulsing rhythm of the music這樂曲的強烈節奏
Extra Examples
- He felt the muscles in his jaw pulsing angrily.他感到下巴的肌肉憤怒地跳動着。
- She was aware of the blood pulsing through her limbs.她意識到血液在四肢搏動。
[intransitive] pulse (with something) to be full of a feeling such as excitement or energy洋溢着；充滿（激情等） synonym buzz
- The auditorium pulsed with excitement.禮堂裏洋溢着熱烈的氣氛。