convulsion

英 [kənˈvʌlʃn]

美 [kənˈvʌlʃn]

n.  痉挛; 抽搐; 动乱; 骚动

复数：convulsions　

GRE医学

Collins.1 / BNC.18641 / COCA.16936

牛津词典

noun

• 痉挛；抽搐
  a sudden shaking movement of the body that cannot be controlled
  1. The child went into convulsions.
     那孩子全身抽搐起来。
• 动乱；骚动
  a sudden important change that happens to a country or an organization

柯林斯词典

• 抽搐;痉挛
  If someone hasconvulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.
• N-COUNT (国家、体系、组织发生的)动乱，骚乱
  If there areconvulsionsin a country, system, or organization, there are major unexpected changes in it.
  1. ...the political convulsions that led to de Gaulle's return to power in May 1958.
     促使戴高乐在1958年5月重新上台的政治动乱
  2. ...the great convulsion of the eighteenth century.
     18世纪的巨大动乱

英英释义

noun

• a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval
• a violent disturbance
  1. the convulsions of the stock market
  Synonym:turmoilupheaval
• violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
• a sudden uncontrollable attack
  1. a paroxysm of giggling
  2. a fit of coughing
  3. convulsions of laughter
  Synonym:paroxysmfit

双语例句

• This earthquake give us very strong convulsion, let us feel that the life is so chickenshit and valued.
  这次地震给我们带来很大的震撼.让我们感觉到：生命如此渺小，亲情和友情的珍贵，名和利的卑微.祝愿每个朋友平安！
• The use of drugs and other methods to lower the body temperature of a feverish child can reduce the chance of a convulsion and subsequent epilepsy.
  对于发热患儿，使用药物或其它方法来降低体温，可以减少出现抽搐以及随后发生癫痫的可能性。
• Have you ever had a convulsion of the body strong sense of it?
  你曾经有过躯体强烈抽搐的感觉吗？
• Convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations.
  以肌肉收缩和放松交替变化为特征的痉挛。
• The story is so funny it has us in convulsion.
  这故事滑稽极了，使我们笑得不亦乐乎。
• Analysis of EEG in 316 patients with febrile convulsion
  316例热性惊厥小儿的脑电图分析
• How could this be? doesn't it mean she had a convulsion before she died?
  怎么会这样？难道她死前的一刻曾经痉挛过？
• Objective To study the relationship between febrile convulsion and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
  目的探讨热性惊厥与注意缺陷多动障碍的关系。
• Taking large amount can cause serious gastroenteritis, vomiting, hematochezia, convulsion, and in serious cases can result in death.
  大量服食可引致严重肠胃炎、呕吐、便血、抽搐，严重者并致死亡。
• An interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises.
  笑，名词&一种体内痉挛，造成面容的变形并伴有说不出话的阵阵难听的声音。