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

• 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。
• He tended to react in a heated and impetuous way.
  他往往反应过火，急躁冲动。
• It would be foolish and impetuous to resign over such a small matter.
  为这样的小事辞职未免愚蠢而轻率了。
• Impetuous as written can only be superficial.
  那样的浮躁写出来的只能是肤浅。
• He was young and impetuous
  他年轻，易于冲动。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• My spirit! Be thou me, impetuous one!
  精灵！你是我鲁莽的使者！
• 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。