impulse

• n. インパルス; [電子]パルス; 刺激; 神経インパルス; 衝動
• vt.押す

im-, 入る, 作る, 脈打つ, 衝動, 衝撃, 振動.

impulse (n.)

early 15c., "an act of impelling, a thrust, push," from Latin impulsus "a push against, pressure, shock," also "incitement, instigation, impulse," past participle of impellere (see impel). Meaning "stimulus in the mind arising from some state or feeling" first recorded 1640s.

1. All day she had fought off the impulse to telephone Harry.

彼女は一日中ハリーに電話したい衝動を抑えていた。

2.Sean 's a fast thinker，and he acts on impulse .

ショーンは頭が敏捷で、行動が好きな人だ。

3.After lunch she decided on impulse to take a bath.

昼食後、彼女は突然勃興し、シャワーを浴びることにした。

4.Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.

結果を考えずに無鉄砲に行動する人が多い。

5.He finally gave way to an impulse and pulled her toward him.

彼は結局衝動を抑えることができず、彼女を自分に引き寄せた。