pulse
脉冲,脉搏,脉动,脉络
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- : the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- : a single pulsation, or beat or throb, of the arteries or heart.
- : the rhythmic recurrence of strokes, vibrations, or undulations.
- : a single stroke, vibration, or undulation.
- : Electricity. a momentary, sudden fluctuation in an electrical quantity, as in voltage or current.
- : Physics. a single, abrupt emission of particles or radiation.
- : a throb of life, emotion, etc.
- : vitality.
- : the general attitude, sentiment, preference, etc., as of the public.
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pulsed, puls·ing.
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Examples
As officials make difficult calls about when to lift—or reapply—restrictions, it will help to have “a pulse of the level of infection in a community, in real time,” says Matus—like the one thrumming under our feet.
We have recorded these people not breathing and having no pulse.
During systole, as the heart pushes blood into the rest of the body, it’s possible to feel your pulse in your fingertips.
Sonar systems send out pulses of sound and detect the echoes.
Medical imaging relies on very short pulses of this low-intensity ultrasound.
Add the water mixture all at once and pulse until the mixture just comes together.
“There was still no pulse, not even the smallest bit,” Johnson says.
The cop lay open-eyed with a grievous head wound as Johnson again checked for a pulse.
The pulse of the music gives the film a thrilling kind of unity.
However, in calm, deep wave sleep, breathing and pulse is slow and regular, and movements are more than rare, he says.
The pulse in Louis's temples beat hard; yet he was determined not to anticipate, but make Wharton explain himself.
Her pulse was beneath his fingers, and with every stroke of it he felt more keenly the mystery and cruelty of life.