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convulsed

UK //kənˈvʌlsd//US //kənˈvʌlsd//

词源

源自拉丁语 convulsus(剧烈摇晃),由 com-(完全) + vellere(拉扯)构成,16世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 指身体因剧烈疼痛、疾病或情绪激动而突然剧烈抽搐或抖动,也可形容因强烈情绪而无法控制地大笑或哭泣。

“The patient convulsed violently during the seizure.”

(病人在癫痫发作时剧烈抽搐。)

“She was convulsed with laughter at the comedian's jokes.”

(她被喜剧演员的笑话逗得前仰后合。)

同义词:shaken, agitated, trembled, throbbed, writhed

常见短语

convulsed with — 因强烈情绪(如笑、哭、愤怒)而全身颤抖或失控的状态。

“He lay on the floor convulsed with pain after the injury.”

(受伤后他躺在地上痛苦地抽搐。)