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

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。
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。
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。
Impetuous as written can only be superficial.
那样的浮躁写出来的只能是肤浅。
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。
My spirit! Be thou me, impetuous one!
精灵！你是我鲁莽的使者！
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。
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 was young and impetuous
他年轻，易于冲动。