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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。
搏动；跳动
pulsating — present participle of pulsate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
搏动；跳动
To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or beat.
The vein in his temple pulsates.
他太阳穴上的静脉在搏动。
有节奏地扩张和收缩；搏动或跳动,显出脉搏。
To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat, exhibit a pulse.
颤动、振动或闪烁,如随音乐节拍。
To quiver, vibrate, or flash; as to the beat of music.
焕发活力,充满能量；繁忙、兴盛、繁荣。
To pulse, to be full of life, energy: to bustle, thrive, flourish.
产生某量的周期性增减。
To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.
pulsate
Base
原形
pulsates
3rd person
第三人称单数
pulsating
-ing
现在分词
pulsated
Past
过去式
pulsated
Past participle
过去分词
Her heart pulsates with excitement.
她的心脏因兴奋而搏动。
The light pulsated rhythmically last night.
昨晚灯光有节奏地闪烁。
The music is pulsating through the room.
音乐在房间里搏动。
规则动词
His heart pulsates with excitement every time he sees her.
每次见到她，他的心脏都因兴奋而搏动。
The bass from the speakers made the whole room pulsate with energy.
扬声器发出的低音让整个房间随着能量震动。
The neon sign pulsated in the dark alley, attracting customers.
霓虹灯在黑暗的小巷中闪烁，吸引着顾客。
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。
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。
to 后接节拍或音乐，表示“随着……的节拍”。
The lights pulsated to the beat of the music.
灯光随着音乐节拍闪烁。
Not this
The pulsate lights were beautiful.
Use this
The pulsating lights were beautiful.
pulsate 是动词，不能直接放在名词前作定语；作定语表示“搏动的/跳动的”要用现在分词形式 pulsating。
Not this
The lights pulsated by the music.
Use this
The lights pulsated to the music.
表示“随着音乐的节拍而搏动/闪烁”时，pulsate 后接介词 to，而不是 by；by 不能表达这种伴随节拍的关系。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
闪烁的灯光
The pulsating lights filled the dance floor.
闪烁的灯光照亮了舞池。
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。
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由pulse(脉搏)联想：心跳有节奏地扩张收缩，如灯光随乐声闪烁。
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。
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/。
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