impetuous

英 [ɪmˈpetʃuəs]

美 [ɪmˈpetʃuəs]

adj. 鲁莽的; 冲动的; 轻率的

TOEFL GRE TEM8

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。
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？
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。
The academic society listens attentively to bodily and the mind sound, cannot bring an impetuous heart to exercise.
学会倾听身体和心灵的声音，不可带一颗浮躁的心来锻炼。
"How can he?" the impetuous young warrior demanded.
他办得到吗？烈性子的年轻武士说。
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。
She revealed her feelings in impetuous displays of spending and gambling.
她冲动地任意挥霍和肆意赌博，显露了她的感情。
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。
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。
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。