Word · Frequency #4379
pulse
充满活力；脉动；跃动
To be full of energy and activity; to pulsate (of a place, activity, or thing).
常与 with 连用，如 pulse with life/history。
- 1.
To emit or impel (something) in pulses or waves.
以脉冲或波的形式发出或推动(某物)。
- 2.
To give to (something, especially a cell culture) an (increased) amount of a substance, such as a drug or an isotopic label, over a short time.
在短时间内向(某物,尤指细胞培养物)给予(增加量的)某种物质(如药物或同位素标记物)。
- 3.
To operate a food processor on (some ingredient) in short bursts, to break it up without liquidizing it.
用食品加工机对(某食材)进行短促搅打,使其破碎而不打成糊。
- 4.
To apply an electric current or signal that varies in strength to (something).
向(某物)施加强度变化的电流或信号。
- 5.
To manipulate (an electric current, electromagnetic wave, etc.) so that it is emitted in pulses.
操纵(电流、电磁波等)使其以脉冲形式发射。
- 6.
Of an activity, place, or thing: to bustle with energy and liveliness; to pulsate.
用于活动、地点或事物:充满活力与生气；搏动。
脉冲式发送；脉冲式施加；点动搅打；短暂给予；脉冲给予；以脉冲或波的形式发出或推动(某物)。；在短时间内向(某物,尤指细胞培养物)给予(增加量的)某种物质(如药物或同位素标记物)。
In use
The music pulsed through the crowd, making everyone dance.
Her heart pulsed rapidly as she waited for the exam results.
The neon lights were pulsing in the dark club.
pulse with sth
主语常为城市、人群、活动等，表示充满活力与生气；with 后接情绪或能量来源。
The whole city pulsed with excitement during the festival.
节日期间，整座城市都洋溢着兴奋的活力。
pulse sth
表示以脉冲形式发出或传送电信号、声音、光等，主语多为机器或设备。
The device pulses a low electric current through the wire.
该装置沿导线以脉冲形式发送微弱电流。
pulse sth with sth
常见于生物学或医学实验，表示在短时间内给予细胞、培养物等一定量的物质。
Connections
Collocations
- pulse with
- 充满，洋溢（活力）
- The city pulsed with life after dark.天黑后这座城市充满生机。
- pulse through
- 涌动，流经
- A wave of fear pulsed through him.一阵恐惧涌过他的心头。
- pulse in short bursts
- 短促搅打
- Pulse in short bursts until the mixture is crumbly.短促搅打几下，直到混合物变得松碎。
- pulse the current
- 使电流脉冲输出
- The controller pulses the current to adjust the speed.控制器以脉冲形式输出电流来调节速度。
Idioms & figurative uses
- pulse with
- 因……而充满活力；随……搏动The streets pulsed with life after dark.入夜后，街道因充满生活气息而显得生机勃勃。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'脉搏'：pulse作动词即像脉搏一样一下一下地发出、搅打或给予，核心是'间歇性脉冲'。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：电子/科技、医学/实验、烹饪/食品加工、文学/活力描写 pulse 作动词时语域较混合：科技、医学和烹饪等语境中多为中性书面用法，文学作品里表示“充满活力”时较具文学性；口语中较少单独用作动词。具体语气需视搭配而定。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Convulse (/kənˈvʌls/) and repulse (/rɪˈpʌls/) rhyme with pulse: they share the stressed /ʌ/ and final /ls/. Impulse contains the spelling -pulse but the stress falls on the first syllable, so it is a lookalike, not a rhyme. Else is also a lookalike: it is pronounced /els/, with a different vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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