音标:[im'petʃuәs] ;
a. 冲动的, 猛烈的, 轻率的, 狂暴的
s. marked by violent force

考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
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impetuous的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He is an impetuous young man.他是个易冲动的年轻人。
  2. She regretted her impetuous decision.她后悔自己做了冲动的决定。
  3. It was impetuous of her to do that.她竟做那种事,真是鲁莽。
  4. Youngsters are usually more impetuous than old people.年轻人常比老年人急躁。
  5. It would be foolish and impetuous to resign over such a trivial matter.为这样的小事辞职未免愚蠢而轻率。

词汇搭配

  • impetuous torrent湍急水流
  • impetuous type不可遏止型

经典引文

  • Strength to resist the most impetuous winds.

    出自:S. Williams
【近义词】

Miriam Cruz-Colon and her husband Oscar Colon remember meeting as acting students in 1959 Somehow a friend of ours wanted us to meet together in a scene. And we were supposed to meet in front of the Ed Sullivan Theater on 52th Street on Broadway. Os

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