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脈搏；脈動
Your pulse is the regular beating of blood through your body, which you can feel when you touch particular parts of your body, especially your wrist.
例句
Mahoney's pulse was racing, and he felt confused.
馬奧尼脈搏跳得很快，他感到很慌亂。
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N-COUNT
拍子；節奏；（常指）鼓點
In music, a pulse is a regular beat, which is often produced by a drum.
例句
...the repetitive pulse of the music.
音樂中重復的鼓點
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N-COUNT
脈沖
A pulse of electrical current, light, or sound is a temporary increase in its level.
例句
The switch works by passing a pulse of current between the tip and the surface.
那個開關通過在末梢和表面之間傳輸電流脈沖工作。
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N-SING
意向；心態
If you refer to the pulse of a group in society, you mean the ideas, opinions, or feelings they have at a particular time.
例句
The White House insists that the president is in touch with the pulse of the black community.
白宮堅持稱總統是了解黑人群體的心聲的。
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VERB
（有節奏地）跳動，搏動，震動
If something pulses, it moves, appears, or makes a sound with a strong regular rhythm.
例句
His temples pulsed a little, threatening a headache...
他的太陽穴跳了一會，像是頭痛要發作了。
It was a slow, pulsing rhythm that seemed to sway languidly in the air.
那是一種緩緩的律動，感覺像是慵懶地搖曳在空氣中。
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N-PLURAL
（可食用的）豆子
Some seeds which can be cooked and eaten are called pulses, for example peas, beans, and lentils.
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PHRASE
保持消息靈通
If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it.
例句
He claims to have his finger on the pulse of the industry...
他聲稱該對行業了如指掌。
It's important to keep your finger on the pulse by reading all the right magazines.
通過閱讀所有相關雜志而保持消息靈通是很重要的。
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PHRASE
測脈搏；把脈
When someone takes your pulse or feels your pulse, they find out how quickly your heart is beating by feeling the pulse in your wrist.