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have a(n) [adj] pulse
adj 可以是 strong, weak, irregular 等。
The patient has a weak pulse.
病人脉搏微弱。
脉搏；心跳；搏动
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
脉搏；心跳；搏动
The regular beating of the heart, felt as a throb in the arteries, for example at the wrist or neck; each such beat.
The patient has a weak pulse.
病人脉搏微弱。
心脏泵血使皮肤表浅动脉(如颈部或腕部)受压时感觉到的正常规律搏动；也指该搏动的性质。
A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the qualitative nature of this beat.
一年生豆科植物(如豆子、扁豆、豌豆),其籽粒供人或动物食用；(可数)此类植物；豆类。
Annual leguminous plants (such as beans, lentils, and peas) yielding grains or seeds used as food for humans or animals; (countable) such a plant; a legume.
(电子学)正常电状态中的急剧瞬态波(或一系列此类瞬态)
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
搏动或跳动；也指一系列重复的搏动或跳动。
A beat or throb; also, a repeated sequence of such beats or throbs.
The doctor checked my pulse to see if my heart was beating normally.
医生检查了我的脉搏，看看我的心脏是否正常跳动。
The radar system emits short pulses of radio waves to detect objects.
雷达系统发射短脉冲无线电波来探测物体。
After climbing the stairs, his pulse was rapid and strong.
爬完楼梯后，他的脉搏又快又有力。
adj 可以是 strong, weak, irregular 等。
The patient has a weak pulse.
病人脉搏微弱。
用于比喻，表示核心或活力。
Music is the pulse of the city.
音乐是城市的脉搏。
The doctor took his pulse.
医生给他把脉。
Not this
The doctor pulsed my wrist.
Use this
The doctor took my pulse.
中文“把脉”直译为“pulse one's wrist”是错误的。英语中表示“量脉搏”应使用“take/fell someone's pulse”，而非将名词“pulse”用作及物动词。
Not this
He has strong pulses.
Use this
He has a strong pulse.
中文“脉搏”常被误视为不可数名词，但在英语中“pulse”指一个人或一次搏动时是可数名词，通常用单数形式，前面需加冠词“a”或“the”。复数“pulses”多指多个脉冲或不同类型，不适用于个人生理特征。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
测脉搏
The nurse took my pulse and said it was normal.
护士测了我的脉搏，说很正常。
把脉
The doctor felt his pulse to check his heart rate.
医生给他把脉以检查心率。
强脉搏
A strong pulse usually indicates good health.
强脉搏通常表示身体健康。
脉搏率
His pulse rate increased after running.
跑步后他的脉搏率增加了。
感受…的脉搏；了解…的动向
As a market analyst, she always feels the pulse of the economy.
作为一名市场分析师，她始终感受经济的脉搏。
掌握最新情况；了解动态
A good manager has his finger on the pulse of the team.
一位好的管理者能掌握团队的最新动态。
评估…的状况；了解…的民意
The poll was conducted to take the pulse of the nation.
这次民意调查是为了了解全国的民意状况。
Use pulse naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象手指搭在手腕上感受脉搏的起伏，这就是pulse。
通常用于医学术语（脉搏）或电子学（脉冲），比较正式，常见于专业文献或日常健康话题。
These words (dulse, impulse, convulse, repulse) rhyme with 'pulse' (all end with /ʌls/). Note that 'pulse' itself is not included. No common lookalikes that sound different.
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