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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pulse
pulse [pulse pulses pulsed pulsing] noun, verb BrE [pʌls] NAmE [pʌls]
noun
1. usually singular the regular beat of blood as it is sent around the body, that can be felt in different places, especially on the inside part of the wrist; the number of times the blood beats in a minute
•a strong/weak pulse
•an abnormally high pulse rate
•The doctor took/felt my pulse.
•Fear sent her pulse racing (= made it beat very quickly).
2. a strong regular beat in music
Syn: ↑rhythm
•the throbbing pulse of the drums
3. a single short increase in the amount of light, sound or electricity produced by a machine, etc
•pulse waves
•sound pulses
4. pulsesplural the seeds of some plants that are eaten as food, such as ↑peas and ↑lentils
•Pulses are a good source of protein.
see have/keep your finger on the pulse at ↑finger n.
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 3 and v. late Middle English Latin pulsus ‘beating’ pellere ‘to drive, beat’ n. sense 4 Middle English Old French pols Latin puls ‘porridge of meal or pulse’ ↑pollen
Example Bank:
•Last time I took my pulse, it was a little fast.
•My at-rest pulse rate is usually about 80 beats per minute.
•She felt her pulse quicken as she recognized the voice.
•She reached in through the driver's broken window and checked for a pulse.
•The doctor felt to see if he had a pulse.
•There was little to quicken the pulse in his dull routine.
•We could feel the throbbing pulse of the drums through our feet.
verb
1. intransitive to move, beat or flow with strong regular movements or sounds
Syn: ↑throb
•A vein pulsed in his temple.
•the pulsing rhythm of the music
2. intransitive ~ (with sth) to be full of a feeling such as excitement or energy
Syn: ↑buzz
•The auditorium pulsed with excitement.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 3 and v. late Middle English Latin pulsus ‘beating’ pellere ‘to drive, beat’ n. sense 4 Middle English Old French pols Latin puls ‘porridge of meal or pulse’ ↑pollen
Example Bank:
•He felt the muscles in his jaw pulsing angrily.
•She was aware of the blood pulsing through her limbs.
•The pulsing rhythm of the music could be heard throughout the valley.
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