"the impulse knocked him over"
1.推动;促进;推动力
Something that gives a processimpetus or animpetus makes it happen or progress more quickly.
e.g. This decision will give renewedimpetus to the economic regeneration of east London...
这一决定会给东伦敦的经济复苏带来新的推动力。
e.g. She was restless and needed a newimpetus for her talent.
她躁动不安,需要为自己的才华找到新的突破口。
1. 动力：而原动力(impetus)或称某种驱力的压力,则是该驱力的内在力量(strength)、外在力量(force)或驱动性,而这些是依需求的强度而定. 当一个主体开始觉察到某个令人愉悦的客体时,主体会试着把客体多少含括(incorporate)到主体的自我里边去.
2. 推动力：但是一个物体权在它自身的状态被一个施加于它的力改变时才使用这个力;在不同的观点之下那种使用既是阻力又是推动力(impetus就物体为保持它自身的状态而抵抗外加的力而言,它是阻力;
3. impetus是什么意思
3. 冲力：其中心人物巴黎大学的让.布里丹(Jean Buridan 1300年前-1358年后)提出使动者把冲力(impetus)嵌入受动物体的理论. n冲力的方向和物体的运动方向相同. 使动者停止作用后,使抛射体继续运动的就是这种冲力. 由于空气的阻力和重力的作用,
他的那些文章是促进变革的主要推动力。
to give (a) new'/fresh impetus to sth给某事物以新的推进力
The debate seems to have lost much of its initial impetus.辩论会似乎没有开始时那么大的冲劲了。
She was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent.她躁动不安,需要为自己的才华找到新的突破口。
This decision will give renewed impetus to the economic regeneration of east London...这一决定会给东伦敦的经济复苏带来新的推动力。
The impetus for constitutionalism is mainly exogenousand the international circumstances are more influential.宪政的动力来源以外源型为主国际环境的影响力较强.
Q: Ferrari were so dominant in the States but can they keep up that impetus?问: 法拉利在美国非常具有统治性,但他们能继续保持那样的进步 吗 ?
There is a danger of the housing programme running out of steam, ie losing its impetus.住宅兴建计画有半途而废之虞.
At present the main impetus to the Weifang Diesel Engine parts production.目前主要给潍柴动力生产发动机部件.
In the last chapter, conclusion, I discuss the impetus our country introduces oversea advanced production system.最后, 结束语, 论述了我国引进国外先进生产方式的紧迫性.
A new arrival should give Cole the impetus he a bit harder in training.相信新生命的诞生会给乔?科尔带来更多的动力,激励他在训练中表现得更加努力一些.
Children need an impetus to study.儿童学习需要动力.
This is an encouragement [ impetus ] to us.这是对我们的 鞭策.
Maicon's surging from right back give the team significant counterattacking impetus.麦孔在右方的迅速插上,给了球队组织强大的反攻的机会.
The treaty gave a fresh impetus to trade.这条约使双方的贸易又推进了一步.
This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力.
The reform and open policy is the primary impetus behind China's economic recovery.改革开放政策是促进中国经济恢复的主要推动力.
To current Chinese landscape painting creation development and educational reform to important guidance and impetus function.对当前中国山水画的创作发展及教学改革起到了重要的导向和推动作用.
Structuralism philosophy is the impetus of dual structure theory changing.二元结构理论产生和演进的内在动力是结构主义哲学.
Since large deposits made the cost of capital relatively low, the investment impetus remained high.由于大量的储蓄导致资产成本相对较低, 投资推动力仍然很高.
The present conflict may provide fresh impetus for peace talk.目前的冲突可能会给和谈提供新的推动力.
The French army moves on to Moscow, its goal, with continually increasing impetus.法军以不断增涨的势头冲向莫斯科, 冲向其运动的目的地.
Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪.
Finally, we must impetus the legal system construction of environmental administrative guidance.最后, 要推动环境行政指导的法制化建设.
How to hold existing development impetus and economic position?如何保持现有的发展势头和经济地位?
She is thrusting and soon shall have that extra impetus to give that big heave.她正在用力推进,很快就会有额外的动力去大释放.
Will be all the sadness, failure, unhappiness, and change a new impetus to ~!将所有的悲伤, 失败, 不幸, 并更改了新的动力?
One plus , to provide impetus to the then stalled Uruguay Round of WTO negotiations.以下是有关该组织点滴情况的陈述,希望籍此拼凑所得以表明其存在之理由.
The impetus that develops a wide place in the road is industrial conduct.发展小城镇的推动力是产业行为.
The car run down the hill under its own impetus.汽车藉著本身的冲力滑下山.
The current..takes its impetus and gathers speed Only beyond the sluice-gate.
出自：A. Thwaite
