pulse
noun
verb
pʌls noun
1
HEART
心脏
a. the regular beat that can be felt, for example at your wrist, as your heart pumps blood around your body b. also 又作 the number of heart beats per minute 脉率〔每分钟的心跳数〕 C usually singular 一般用单数
The doctor listened to his breathing and checked his pulse .
医生听了他的呼吸并检查了他的脉搏。
His breathing was shallow and his pulse was weak .
他呼吸很浅，脉搏无力。
find/detect a pulse (check that someone is alive by trying to feel the beat of their pulse) 找到/测到脉搏
In an emergency it can be difficult to find a pulse.
紧急情况下有时很难找到脉搏。
She felt his neck. There was no pulse.
她摸了摸他的脖子，没有脉搏了。
take/feel sb’s pulse
Her pulse raced (=beat very quickly) with excitement.
她激动得脉搏急速跳动。
2
MUSIC
音乐
a strong regular beat in music 〔音乐的〕拍子，节奏，律动 C,U
the distant pulse of a steel band
从远处的钢鼓乐队传来的鼓点声
3
SOUND/LIGHT/ELECTRlClTY
声/光/电
an amount of sound, light, or electricity that continues for a very short time 〔声波、光波或电流的〕脉冲 C
4
FEELINGS/OPINIONS
感情/观点
the ideas, feelings, or opinions that are most important to a particular group of people or have the greatest influence on them at a particular time 脉搏; 心态 U
Clinton had an uncanny ability to sense the pulse of the nation.
克林顿拥有把握民众脉搏的超人本领。
5
FOOD
食物
seeds such as beans, PEAS , and LENTILS that you can eat 豆子 plural 复数
verb
6 to move or flow with a steady quick beat or sound 以稳定而又快速的节拍 （声音 ）移动 （流动 ）; 搏动; 跳动 I
She felt the blood pulsing through her veins .
她觉得血液冲击着自己的血管。
Colored lights pulsed in time to the music.
彩灯随着音乐节拍闪动。
7 if a feeling or emotion pulses through someone, they feel it very strongly 〔感情等〕被强烈地感觉到 I
[+ through ]
Excitement pulsed through the crowd.
兴奋情绪传遍了人群。
8 to push a button on a FOOD PROCESSOR to make the machine go on and off regularly, rather than work continuously 有节奏地驱动（食物搅拌机） I,T
Pulse several times until the mixture looks like oatmeal.
节奏均匀地开关几次搅拌机，直到混合物看上去和燕麦粉差不多。