pulse
pulse — 名詞
1. the regular movement that you can feel in your wrist or neck each time your hear
脈搏
心臟跳動時在手腕或頸部感受到的節律
the regular movement that you can feel in your wrist or neck each time your heart pushes blood through your body
The nurse held Rohan's wrist and counted his pulse for fifteen seconds.
護理師握住 Rohan 的手腕，花了十五秒數他的脈搏。
take/feel + pulse for measuring heart rate
After climbing three flights of stairs, Lara's pulse was racing.
爬完三層樓梯後，Lara 的脈搏跳得很快。
pulse + verb for speed of heartbeat
A normal resting pulse for an adult is between sixty and one hundred beats per minute.
成人正常休息時的脈搏介於每分鐘六十下到一百下之間。
The paramedic checked the driver's pulse and found it was very weak.
救護人員檢查了司機的脈搏，發現跳得非常微弱。
Yael could feel her own pulse throbbing in her ears after the loud concert.
Yael 可以感覺到自己的脈搏在耳朵裡怦怦跳著，那場演唱會實在太吵了。
文法句型
sb's pulse
take/feel/check + pulse
用法筆記
Frequently used with possessive adjectives (my, his, her) or the definite article: 'the patient's pulse'. The phrase 'take/feel someone's pulse' is a common fixed expression.
常見錯誤
2. the act of pressing gently on someone's wrist or neck to feel how many times the
把脈
按壓手腕或頸部以計算心跳次數的動作
the act of pressing gently on someone's wrist or neck to feel how many times their heart beats in a minute, usually done by a doctor or nurse
The doctor took Christopher's pulse before asking him to open his mouth.
醫生先幫 Christopher 把脈，然後才請他張開嘴巴。
take + pulse as a medical check
Mira learned how to check a pulse by placing two fingers on the inside of her classmate's wrist.
Mira 學會了用兩根手指按在同學手腕內側來檢查脈搏。
check + pulse as a learned skill
During the first-aid class, every student had to practise taking a pulse on the person next to them.
急救課上每位學生都要練習為旁邊的人把脈。
Femi checked his grandmother's pulse every morning and wrote the number in a small notebook.
Femi 每天早上幫祖母把脈，再把數字記在小筆記本裡。
The trainer took Walid's pulse before and after the run to see how quickly his heart recovered.
教練在跑步前後幫 Walid 把脈，觀察他的心臟恢復速度。
文法句型
take + sb's + pulse
check + pulse
用法筆記
This sense almost always appears in the fixed expressions 'take someone's pulse' or 'check someone's pulse'. The noun is never used alone with this meaning.
常見錯誤
3. a very brief, repeated burst of energy that follows a repeating pattern — for ex
脈衝
短暫規律的能量釋放（光、聲音、電）
a very brief, repeated burst of energy that follows a repeating pattern — for example, a quick flash of light, a short loud tone, or a momentary flow of electric current
The lighthouse sent out a pulse of light every five seconds to guide ships.
燈塔每隔五秒發出一道脈衝光，引導船隻航行。
pulse + of + light / sound / energy
Each pulse from the radar scanner lasts only a few millionths of a second.
雷達掃描器發出的每一道脈衝只持續幾百萬分之一秒。
The machine produces short pulses of sound that bounce off objects underwater.
這台機器會發出短暫的聲波脈衝，這些聲波碰到水下物體後會反彈回來。
Dewi adjusted the laser so that it fired pulses at regular intervals across the metal surface.
Dewi 調整了雷射的設定，讓它以固定間隔向金屬表面發射脈衝。
A pulse of electricity traveled along the wire and activated the alarm.
一道電脈衝沿著電線傳送過去，啟動了警報器。
文法句型
pulse + of + noun (light/sound/energy)
用法筆記
Common in scientific and technical contexts (physics, electronics, medicine). The plural 'pulses' is used when referring to a series of such bursts.
常見錯誤
4. a kitchen machine setting that makes the blade spin in very short starts and sto
瞬轉
食物調理機短暫開關的攪拌方式
a kitchen machine setting that makes the blade spin in very short starts and stops so that food gets chopped or mixed without being turned into a paste
Use the pulse setting to chop the nuts so they stay crunchy, not powdery.
使用瞬轉模式來切碎堅果，才能保有酥脆口感，不會變成粉末。
use/use the pulse setting on a food processor
Heather pressed the pulse button three times to break the biscuits into small pieces for the cheesecake base.
Heather 按了三下瞬轉按鈕，把消化餅乾打碎用來做起司蛋糕的底層。
The recipe says to use short pulses rather than running the machine continuously.
食譜說要用短暫瞬轉的方式來攪拌，而不是讓機器持續運轉。
Élise gave the onions a few quick pulses until they were finely chopped.
Élise 快速瞬轉了幾次洋蔥，直到它們被切成細碎的小塊。
Min held the button down in short pulses so the herbs would not turn into a liquid.
Min 用短暫間歇的方式按住按鈕，免得香草被打成液狀。
- burst mode
also used for blenders and food processors, but less common
文法句型
use + pulse
pulse + setting/button
用法筆記
This sense is specific to kitchen appliances (food processors, blenders). It describes a feature, not the rate of a heartbeat.
常見錯誤
5. the dry seeds of legume plants such as beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils, whic
豆類
可煮食的乾燥豆科植物種子
the dry seeds of legume plants such as beans, peas, chickpeas, and lentils, which people soak and cook to make meals
Pulses like lentils and chickpeas are a cheap source of protein for many families.
扁豆和鷹嘴豆等豆類是許多家庭經濟實惠的蛋白質來源。
pulses as food category — lentils, chickpeas, beans
The nutritionist told Eve that eating more pulses could lower her cholesterol.
營養師告訴 Eve 多吃豆類可以降低她的膽固醇。
India grows more pulses than any other country in the world.
印度的豆類產量比世界上任何國家都高。
Dried pulses need to be soaked in water for several hours before cooking.
乾燥豆類在烹煮前需要先浸泡好幾個小時。
The soup was made from a mix of pulses including red beans, green lentils, and yellow split peas.
這鍋湯用了多種豆類，包括紅豆、綠扁豆和黃豌豆。
- legumes
broader term that includes fresh peas and pods, not just dried seeds
文法句型
pulses as food category
用法筆記
This is a technical or agricultural category. In everyday conversation, people tend to name specific types (beans, lentils) rather than saying 'pulses'.
常見錯誤
pulse — 動詞
1. if a part of your body or a sound pulses, it moves, beats, or vibrates with a st
搏動
心臟或身體部位有節奏地跳動
if a part of your body or a sound pulses, it moves, beats, or vibrates with a strong, steady, repeating rhythm
Walid's heart pulsed wildly as he waited for the exam results to be posted.
Walid 等著看成績公布時，心臟猛烈地搏動著。
sb's heart pulses [adverb] describing intensity
The music pulsed through the floor so hard that the glasses on the table shook.
音樂透過地板強烈地搏動，連桌上的玻璃杯都在震動。
Blood pulsed in Femi's temples after he sprinted to catch the bus.
Femi 衝刺趕上公車後，太陽穴的血液搏動得厲害。
A faint light pulsed from the screen of a phone that had been left on the chair.
一張被遺忘在椅子上的手機螢幕發出微弱的搏動光。
The dancer's body pulsed with energy as she moved across the stage to the drum beat.
舞者隨著鼓聲節奏在舞台上移動，身體充滿了能量地搏動著。
- stop
the heart stops pulsing when it ceases to beat
文法句型
sb's heart/body + pulses
pulse + with + noun
用法筆記
Intransitive only — you cannot 'pulse something'. For the action of operating a food processor in bursts, use verb sense 2 below.
常見錯誤
2. to operate a food processor or blender in very short bursts instead of letting i
瞬轉攪拌
以短暫開關方式操作食物調理機
to operate a food processor or blender in very short bursts instead of letting it run continuously, so that the ingredients are chopped or mixed in a controlled way
Pulse the onions a few times until they are chopped into small pieces.
將洋蔥瞬轉幾次，直到它們被切成小碎塊。
Pulse + object + a few times
Élise pulsed the almonds briefly so the cake crust would have some texture.
Élise 將杏仁稍微瞬轉了一下，讓蛋糕底保留一些口感。
Instead of blending the soup smooth, the recipe says to pulse it once or twice for a chunky result.
食譜說不要把湯打成完全滑順，只需瞬轉一兩次保持有顆粒的口感。
The cook pulsed the garlic and ginger together before adding the oil.
廚師先將大蒜和生薑一起瞬轉，然後才加入油。
If you pulse the dough too long, it will become tough instead of light and flaky.
如果瞬轉麵團太久，它會變得堅韌，失去輕盈酥脆的口感。
- chop
broader term; pulsing is a specific method of operating a machine to achieve chopping
文法句型
pulse + object + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
Common in cooking instructions on recipe websites and in cookbooks. The subject is usually a person (the cook), and the object is the food ingredient.