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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "How can he?" the impetuous young warrior demanded.
  他办得到吗？烈性子的年轻武士说。
• He was young and impetuous
  他年轻，易于冲动。
• Mr Smith has to justify a "waiting game" to his more impetuous followers.
  史密斯先生不得不向其较为冲动的追随者证明观望政策是正确的。
• 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 impetuous& that's his trouble.
  他的毛病是性急。
• 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。