pulsate

IPA/pʌlˈseɪt/
IPA/ˈpʌlseɪt/

pulsate — verb

  • pulsatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • pulsateshe / she / it
  • pulsatedpast simple
  • pulsating-ing form

1. to produce a repeated pattern of rhythmic beats, movements, or flashes, like the

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to produce a repeated pattern of rhythmic beats, movements, or flashes, like the steady throb of a heartbeat

例句

The red warning light on the control panel pulsated slowly, then began to flash faster.

pulsate slowly → flash faster — progression pattern

Blood pulsated through Kian's veins as he sprinted up four flights of stairs.

pulsate through [body part] — direction collocation

同義詞
  • throb

    suggests pain or discomfort more strongly — a headache throbs, but a light pulsates

  • pulse

    more specific to blood or heart activity; pulsate is broader and can apply to light, sound, or machinery

  • beat

    more general and common; beat does not always imply a regular, repeating pattern the way pulsate does

  • vibrate

    implies smaller, faster movements; pulsate suggests a slower, more noticeable rhythm

文法句型

pulsate + adverb/preposition phrase

用法筆記

Intransitive only — no direct object follows the verb. Common with adverbs describing rhythm or speed (steadily, gently, wildly) and prepositions through, from, with.

常見錯誤

❌The DJ pulsated the speakers with loud beats.
✅The music pulsated through the speakers with loud beats.
💡pulsate is intransitive and cannot take a direct object.