spasm
noun /ˈspæzəm/
/ˈspæzəm/
- [countable, uncountable] a sudden and often painful contracting of a muscle, which you cannot control
痉挛；抽搐 - Cholera reduces heartbeat and causes muscle spasms.
霍乱会使心跳变慢并引起肌肉痉挛。 - The injection sent his leg into spasm.
一针打下去，他的腿就痉挛了。
- He suffered a back spasm while playing football.
他踢球的时候背部突然发生痉挛。 - She could not speak; her throat was in spasm.
她的喉咙抽搐着，说不出话来。 - The muscle goes into spasm, producing the symptom of cramp.
肌肉开始抽搐，出现了痛性痉挛的症状。 - involuntary spasms of the nervous system
神经系统不由自主的痉挛 - His face went into a spasm of nervous twitches.
他的脸一阵紧张抽搐。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sudden
- involuntary
- uncontrollable
- …
- experience
- feel
- suffer
- …
- pass
- stop
- in spasm
- spasm of
- a spasm of pain
- Cholera reduces heartbeat and causes muscle spasms.
- [countable] spasm (of something) a sudden strong feeling or reaction that lasts for a short time
（感情或反应）一阵阵发作，阵发 - a spasm of anxiety/anger/coughing/pain, etc.
突然一阵焦虑、愤怒、咳嗽、疼痛等
- His voice broke and a spasm of pain contorted his face.
他失声了，一阵疼痛扭曲了他的脸。 - He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.
他突然变得不耐烦，一脚踢向椅子。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sudden
- involuntary
- uncontrollable
- …
- experience
- feel
- suffer
- …
- pass
- stop
- in spasm
- spasm of
- a spasm of pain
- a spasm of anxiety/anger/coughing/pain, etc.
词源late Middle English: from Old French spasme, or via Latin from Greek spasmos, spasma, from span ‘pull’.