Word · Frequency #24952
impulsively
冲动地；轻率地；不假思索地
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without thinking carefully about the consequences
- 1.
In an impulsive manner; with force; by impulse.
冲动地；用力地；凭冲动。
冲动地；用力地；凭冲动。；有推动力地
In use
She impulsively bought a bright red jacket she didn't need.
He impulsively decided to quit his job after one bad day.
Don't act impulsively when you are angry.
do sth impulsively
常见于表示即时决定的动词后，常暗示事后后悔。
She bought the dress impulsively and regretted it later.
她一时冲动买了那条裙子，后来后悔了。
impulsively do sth
impulsively 放在动词前，语气上更突出没有先思考。
He impulsively quit his job without a plan.
他一时冲动辞了职，没有任何计划。
Impulsively, + sentence
impulsively 置于句首修饰整个句子时，后面要用逗号与主句隔开。
Impulsively, she agreed to help him.
她一时冲动，答应帮他。
Common mistakes
He signed the contract impulsive.He signed the contract impulsively.
英语中修饰动词要用副词，不能用形容词。“impulsive”是形容词，只能修饰名词或作表语；修饰动词“signed”应用副词“impulsively”。
He signed impulsively the contract.He signed the contract impulsively.
方式副词通常位于及物动词的宾语之后，而不是动词和宾语之间。“impulsively”应放在宾语“the contract”之后，句子才符合英语自然语序。
Connections
Collocations
- act impulsively
- 冲动行事
- She tends to act impulsively when she is angry.她生气时往往冲动行事。
- buy impulsively
- 冲动购买
- People often buy impulsively when they see a big discount.人们看到大幅折扣时往往会冲动购买。
- decide impulsively
- 冲动地决定
- He decided impulsively to quit his job and travel abroad.他冲动地决定辞职去国外旅行。
- react impulsively
- 冲动地反应
- Try not to react impulsively to negative comments.尽量不要对负面评论冲动地做出反应。
- speak impulsively
- 冲动地说
- He regretted speaking impulsively during the meeting.他后悔在会上冲动发言。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
impulse是“冲动”，加-ly变成副词：像脉冲一样瞬间迸发、不假思索，就是“冲动地”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面叙述 该词为中性副词，通常用于描述未经仔细思考就行动的行为，在口语和书面语中都比较常见；正式程度适中，可根据语境译为“冲动地”或“轻率地”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 impulsively /ɪmˈpʌl.sɪv.li/ 押韵的是 compulsively、repulsively 和 convulsively，它们重读元音后的部分都是 /l.sɪv.li/。拼写相似的 decisively /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv.li/、excessively /ɪkˈses.ɪv.li/ 以及形容词 impulsive /ɪmˈpʌl.sɪv/ 读音不同，注意不要看拼写判断。
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