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| 1 | usually singular the regular movement of blood as the heart pumps it round the body 脉搏 |
| She felt his wrist, checking for a pulse. 她按住他的手腕检查他的脉搏。 |
| | 1a | the rate of someone’ s pulse , especially the number of movements that you can feel in a minute 脉率（尤指每分钟的心跳数） | | I had a pulse of 75. 我的脉率为75。 | | take sb’ s pulse The nurse took my pulse. 护士为我查了脉搏次数。 | |
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| 2 | an amount of physical energy , for example electricity , light , or sound , that something produces for a short time （电、光、声音等的）脉冲，脉动 |
| a star that emits regular pulses of radio waves 发出有规律的无线电脉冲的星体 |
| | 2a | a strong regular beat in music （音乐的）强劲节拍 | |
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| 3 | mainly literary a sudden strong feeling that affects you for a short time 冲动 |
| +of a pulse of desire 欲望的冲动 |
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| - | get/set sb’ s pulse(s) racing
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| to make someone feel excited |
| 使某人激情澎湃；激起某人的热情 |
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| - | have your finger on the pulse
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| to be conscious of new developments in a situation |
| 了解事态的新进展 |
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