convulsions

英 [kənˈvʌlʃənz]

美 [kənˈvʌlʃənz]

n.  痉挛; 抽搐; 动乱; 骚动
convulsion的复数

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

双语例句

• Her nervous illness often threw her into convulsions.
  她的神经疾患往往使她痉挛。
• The person loses consciousness completely and has convulsions.
  这人完全失去了知觉而且还在抽搐。
• Wyman was absorbed in the convulsions of the insect.
  怀曼看毛虫乱蹦乱踢，正看得有劲。
• Characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy.
  在怀孕期间惊厥或昏迷。
• High levels of nicotine, for instance, have been found to trigger convulsions in both animals and humans.
  例如已经发现尼古丁水平高可诱发动物和人类抽搐。
• 'I had some stomach convulsions, but I'm OK now,' he said.
  他说：我胃有点痉挛，这会儿好一点。
• The administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma.
  用强电流刺激大脑，从而导致抽搐和休克的治疗方法。
• The doctor treated him for convulsions.
  医生医治了他的惊厥。
• As an inhibitor of the nervous system enzyme acetylcholinesterase, sarin can cause convulsions, stoppage of breathing and death.
  作为一种神经系统乙酰胆碱酯酶的抑制剂，沙林可导致抽搐、呼吸停止和死亡。
• And when the convulsions stopped, he was dead.
  当抽搐停止以后，他就死了。