impulsive

[ɪmˈpʌlsɪv] [ɪmˈpʌlsɪv]
  • 副词:impulsively;
  • 名词:impulsiveness;
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    • Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, "A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its restorative process helps reduce anger and impulsive behaviour.
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    • Dr William Bird suggests in his study that wild places may induce impulsive behaviour in people.
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    • wild places may induce impulsive behaviour in people.
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    • Adjective
      1. proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus;
      "an impulsive gesture of affection"
      2. without forethought;
      "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
      3. having the power of driving or impelling;
      "a driving personal ambition""the driving force was his innate enthusiasm""an impulsive force"
      4. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason;
      "a capricious refusal""authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious""the victim of whimsical persecutions"
      5. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation;
      "a hotheaded decision""liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers""an impetuous display of spending and gambling""madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)