Spasm
['spæz(ə)m] or ['spæzəm]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel).
(noun.) a painful and involuntary muscular contraction.
克拉丽莎校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.
(v. t.) A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance.
編輯:耶鲁
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Twitch, sudden contraction (as of the muscles).[2]. Fit, paroxysm, throe.
黛拉校對
解釋/意思:
n. an irregular and violent contraction of muscular parts—involuntary even when the voluntary muscles are concerned. When persistent it is tonic spasm or cramp catalepsy tetanus; when the relaxations alternate with the contractions it is clonic spasm as in epilepsy convulsive hysteria chorea &c.—n. Spasmod′ic a medicine for removing spasms.—adjs. Spasmod′ic -al relating to or consisting in spasms: convulsive.—adv. Spasmod′ically in a spasmodic manner: in fits.—ns. Spas′modist; Spasmol′ogy scientific knowledge of spasms.—adj. Spas′tic relating to spasms spasmodic.—adv. Spas′tically.—n. Spastic′ity tendency to spasm.—Spasmodic school a group of English poets including P. J. Bailey Sydney Dobell and Alexander Smith marked by overstrained and unnatural sentiment and expression.
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例句/造句/用法:
- His handsome face was distorted with a spasm of despair, and his hands tore at his hair. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- That bloodless lip quivered to a temporary spasm. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- The spasm causes the muscles of the jaw to contract very quickly and as soon as they are contracted, they let the jaw fall again of its own weight. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- A spasm of anger and chagrin went over Ursula. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Suddenly a spasm shoots across her face and she turns deadly pale. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- As I spoke he gave my wrist a convulsive grip; the smile on his lips froze: apparently a spasm caught his breath. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- Finally, on the top corridor, which ran outside three untenanted bedrooms, he again was seized with a spasm of merriment. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- I am in deadly peril always, for these spasms are sudden and irregular, and of course I cannot tell when to be getting out of the way. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- The spasms were very bad: no wonder they frightened your maid; but she'll rally this time. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Sometimes spasms of hatred came over him, against Birkin and Gudrun and that whole set. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Poor little thing, she's liable to spasms, and it's good for her to have her mind employed. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- There are two kinds of spasms, clonic and tonic. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Uttering these words, the good lady pointed, distractedly, to the cupboard, and underwent a convulsion from internal spasms. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- She has had spasms, as I anticipated, though I did not tell Miss Hale of my apprehensions. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
編輯:玛杰里