convulsion
noun /kənˈvʌlʃn/
/kənˈvʌlʃn/
[usually plural] (rather formal)- a sudden shaking movement of the body that cannot be controlled
痉挛；抽搐 - The child went into convulsions.
那孩子全身抽搐起来。 - in convulsions He fell to the ground in convulsions.
他抽搐着倒在地上。
- The patient lost consciousness and went into convulsions.
病人失去知觉，抽搐起来。 - He felt a sudden convulsion of fear at the pit of his stomach.
他感到胃底突然一阵恐惧。 - She started to have convulsions again.
她又开始出现痉挛了。 - The drug can cause paranoia, memory loss and convulsions.
这种药物会导致妄想症、记忆力丧失和抽搐。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- violent
- sudden
- go into
- have
- suffer
- …
- The child went into convulsions.
- a sudden important change that happens to a country or an organization
动乱；骚动 - political convulsions threatening the stability of new democracies
威胁新民主国家稳定的政治动乱
- political convulsions threatening the stability of new democracies
词源mid 16th cent. (originally in the sense ‘cramp, spasm’): from Latin convulsio(n-), from the verb convellere, from con- ‘together’ + vellere ‘to pull’.