Word · Frequency #12499
Fully loadedheartbeat
心跳；脉搏
the regular movement or sound of the heart as it pumps blood, or the pulse felt in the arteries as the heart beats
- 1.
One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
一次心跳,尤指不规则心跳及其引发的情感
- 2.
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
动脉随每次心跳节律性地收缩和扩张
- 3.
The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.
心跳节律
- 4.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
极短的时间(如眨眼或心跳的瞬间)
- 5.
A driving impulse or vital force; the vital center of something.
驱动力或核心动力
- 6.
an animating or vital unifying force
赋予活力或统一的核心力量
- 7.
A very short space of time; an instant.
一瞬间；瞬时
- 8.
A periodic signal generated by hardware or software to indicate normal operation or to synchronize other parts of a system.
由硬件或软件生成的周期信号,用于指示正常操作或同步系统的其他部分
瞬间；一刹那；活力；核心；（计算机等的）心跳信号；周期信号；一次心跳,尤指不规则心跳及其引发的情感；动脉随每次心跳节律性地收缩和扩张
In use
The doctor listened to her heartbeat with a stethoscope.
My heartbeat quickened as I approached the finish line.
The music was the heartbeat of the festival, drawing everyone together.
New York is the commercial heartbeat of America
adj + heartbeat
常用形容词：steady, irregular, strong, weak等。
The doctor listened to her steady heartbeat.
医生听她平稳的心跳。
verb + heartbeat
常见动词：feel, hear, monitor, check, detect等。
She could feel her own heartbeat racing.
她能感觉到自己的心跳加速。
number + heartbeat(s)
Connections
Collocations
- irregular heartbeat
- 心律不齐；不规律的心跳
- Stress can cause an irregular heartbeat.压力可能导致心律不齐。
- rapid heartbeat
- 心跳过快；快速的心跳
- A rapid heartbeat is often a sign of excitement or fear.心跳过快通常是兴奋或恐惧的迹象。
- fetal heartbeat
- 胎儿心跳
- The doctor checked the fetal heartbeat during the ultrasound.医生在超声波检查中检查了胎儿心跳。
- in a heartbeat
- 立刻；毫不犹豫
- If I were offered the job, I would accept it in a heartbeat.如果给我这份工作，我会毫不犹豫地接受。
- miss a heartbeat
- （因紧张或激动）心跳漏一拍；心停跳一拍
- She missed a heartbeat when she saw her name on the list.当她看到名单上有自己的名字时，她心跳漏了一拍。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆开记：heart（心）+ beat（跳动）= heartbeat（心跳），想象心脏“咚咚”跳动的那一下。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical examinations、fitness training、daily health conversations 此处指‘心脏搏动’这一含义：该词多用于医疗、体检、运动或日常谈论健康状况的场合，风格中性，正式与非正式语境都适用。
Grammar Note
表示'心脏搏动'时通常可数，复数形式为heartbeats；表示'极短时间'时常用单数，如'in a heartbeat'；表示'核心力量'时常用单数且后接of。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以 -beat 结尾的词（beat、deadbeat、downbeat、upbeat）与 heartbeat 末尾读音相同，均为 /biːt/。beet 与 beat 同音但拼写不同。注意 bit 是形近词，发音 /bɪt/，与 /biːt/ 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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