Word · Frequency #20951
pulsate
搏动；跳动
To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or beat.
- 1.
To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat, exhibit a pulse.
有节奏地扩张和收缩；搏动或跳动,显出脉搏。
- 2.
To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music.
颤动、振动或闪烁,如随音乐节拍。
- 3.
To pulse, to be full of life, energy: to bustle, thrive, flourish.
焕发活力,充满能量；繁忙、兴盛、繁荣。
- 4.
To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.
产生某量的周期性增减。
颤动；振动；闪烁；充满活力；兴旺；（数量等）周期性增减；脉动；有节奏地扩张和收缩；搏动或跳动,显出脉搏。；颤动、振动或闪烁,如随音乐节拍。
In use
His heart pulsates with excitement every time he sees her.
The bass from the speakers made the whole room pulsate with energy.
The neon sign pulsated in the dark alley, attracting customers.
sth pulsates
pulsate 是不及物动词，不直接接宾语；主语常为心脏、脉搏、血管等。
The vein in his temple pulsates.
他太阳穴上的静脉在搏动。
pulsate with sth
with 后接表示情绪或活力的抽象名词，说明搏动的原因或伴随状态。
His veins pulsated with anger.
他的血管因愤怒而搏动。
pulsate to sth
to 后接节拍或音乐，表示“随着……的节拍”。
The lights pulsated to the beat of the music.
Connections
Collocations
- pulsate with life
- 充满生机，生机勃勃
- The city pulsates with life at night.这座城市夜晚充满生机。
- pulsate to the beat
- 随着节拍律动
- The crowd pulsated to the beat of the drums.人群随着鼓点节奏律动。
- pulsating lights
- 闪烁的灯光
- The pulsating lights filled the dance floor.闪烁的灯光照亮了舞池。
- pulsating pain
- 搏动性疼痛
- She felt a pulsating pain in her temple.她感到太阳穴一阵一阵地疼。
Synonyms
- throb
- （心脏、伤口等）强烈而有规律地搏动；隐隐作痛 · 比 pulsate 更强调节律的强烈感知，常用于精神紧张、疼痛或音乐节拍；也指阵痛。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
由pulse(脉搏)联想：心跳有节奏地扩张收缩，如灯光随乐声闪烁。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical or literary description of a heartbeat or throbbing pain、describing lights or music that follow a strong rhythm、describing a city or scene full of life and energy pulsate 的语域随搭配和文体变化：医学或文学描写中通常偏正式，描述音乐、灯光时比较常见于一般或略带文学色彩的表达；日常口语中更常用 pulse、throb 或 beat。
Pronunciation & Spelling
pulsate 读 /ˈpʌlseɪt/，最后 -ate 发 /eɪt/。late, create, debate 的 -ate 也发 /eɪt/，是词尾读音的近似对应。注意 climate, private, chocolate 虽然都以 -ate 结尾，却读 /ət/ 或 /ɪt/：climate /ˈklaɪmət/、private /ˈpraɪvɪt/、chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/。
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。
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