spontaneous ♦︎ impromptu ♦︎ impulsive ♦︎ off-the-cuffThese words all describe things that have not been prepared or planned, or people who do things without planning or thinking about them first.这些词均表示自发的、即兴的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a spontaneous / an impulsive gesture / reaction / act◆a spontaneous / an off-the-cuff remark■spontaneous spɒnˈteɪniəs; NAmEspɑːnˈteɪniəs(of an action) not planned but done because you suddenly want to do it; done naturally, without being forced or practised(行动)自发的,自然的,非筹划安排的◆The audience burst into spontaneous applause.观众自发地鼓起掌来。◆It was a wonderfully spontaneous performance of the piece.这次演奏将那支乐曲表现得淳朴自然。▸spontaneously
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◆We spontaneously started to dance.我们情不自禁地跳起舞来。■impromptuɪmˈprɒmptjuː; NAmEɪmˈprɑːmptuːnot planned or prepared无准备的;即兴的;即席的◆She gave an impromptu speech.她作了一次即兴演讲。◆They often held impromptu meetings in their house.他们经常在家里即兴聚会。ⓘ Impromptu is usually used to describe public information occasions such as a lecture, a meeting, a press conference or a speech, which happen without being previously arranged. * impromptu通常用于修饰一些公开发布信息的场合,如lecture、meeting、press conference或speech,表示不是事先安排的。■impulsiveɪmˈpʌlsɪv acting or done suddenly without thinking carefully about what might happen as a result凭冲动行事的;易冲动的◆He told me not to be impulsive but to think it over.他告诉我不要凭冲动行事,而是要仔细考虑一下。◆She has a generous and impulsive nature.她生性慷慨,而且容易冲动。ⓘ You might advise sb not to be impulsive but if you describe sb as impulsive it is not usually very disapproving: it often suggests affection for the person or understanding of their faults. A more disapproving way of describing this behaviour would be rash or reckless.我们可能会建议某人不要be impulsive,但如果说某人是impulsive,通常并没有强烈的贬义,而是常含对此人的关爱或对其缺点的理解。对冲动行为的贬义修饰词是rash或reckless。➡ See also the entry for reckless另见reckless条 see also impulse ⇨ desire▸impulsively
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◆Impulsively he reached out and took her hand.他一时冲动便伸手握住了她的手。■ˌoff-the-ˈcuff (ratherinformal) said without thinking about it first未经思考(或准备)的;即兴的◆He was embarrassed when a journalist's microphone picked up an off-the-cuff remark.他随口说的一句话被一个新闻记者用麦克风收了音,他很尴尬。 ▸ˌoff the ˈcuff
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◆I'm just speaking off the cuff here-I haven't seen the results yet.我只是在这里即兴说说而已-我还没看到结果呢。
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