pulsing(形容词/动名词)指有节奏地跳动、搏动或振动,常用来形容心跳、灯光、音乐节拍等有规律的强弱交替。也可引申为充满活力、充满能量的状态。
/ˈpʌlsɪŋ/
The pulsing lights of the city could be seen from miles away.
城市闪烁跳动的灯光从数英里之外就能看到。
She felt a pulsing energy in the crowd as the band took the stage, and it carried her along like a wave.
当乐队登上舞台时,她感受到人群中涌动的活力,像浪潮一样将她裹挟其中。
pulsing 源自拉丁语 pulsare,意为"推动、敲打",是 pellere(驱动)的反复体形式。该词经由古法语 pous 进入英语,形成名词 pulse(脉搏),后加上 -ing 后缀构成现在分词及形容词形式。最初主要用于描述血液在血管中有节奏的流动,后来含义扩展到任何有节律的跳动或振动。