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impetuously

/im-pech-oo-uhs/US // ɪmˈpɛtʃ u əs //UK // (ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs) //

冲动地,匆匆忙忙地,冒然地,冲动

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
    • : having great impetus; moving with great force; violent: the impetuous winds.

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Examples

  • Hilda impetuously turned her head; their glances met for an instant, in suspicion, challenge, animosity.

  • He came perilously near to saying impetuously a hundred things he had determined that he must not say.

  • Then dawn flung itself impetuously across the hills, and the naked rim of the canyon took form in a shifting whirl of smoke.

  • Seton prepared to take his leave, but Gray impetuously thrust him back, immediately turning again to his cousin.

  • He spoke impetuously as if begging her to remember, and therefore throw the weight of her expectation in with his.

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