[N-VAR 可变名词]痉挛;抽搐 A spasm is a sudden tightening of your muscles, which you cannot control.
[oft into N]
A muscular spasm in the coronary artery can cause a heart attack...
冠状动脉的肌肉痉挛可能导致心脏病。
A lack of magnesium causes muscles to go into spasm.
缺镁会导致肌肉痉挛。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](剧痛或不愉快情感的)阵发,迸发 A spasm is a sudden strong pain or unpleasant emotion which lasts for a short period of time.
[usu N of n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
A spasm of pain brought his thoughts back to the present...
一阵剧痛把他的思绪拉回到了现在。
Kemp felt a spasm of fear.
肯普突然感到一阵恐惧。
Oxford
spasm/ˈspæzəm; NAmEˈspæzəm/noun1[countable , uncountable ]a sudden and often painful contracting of a muscle, which you cannot control 痉挛;抽搐◆a muscle spasm肌肉痉挛◆The injection sent his leg into spasm.一针打下去,他的腿就痉挛了。2[countable ]spasm(of sth) a sudden strong feeling or reaction that lasts for a short time (感情或反应)一阵阵发作,阵发◆a spasm of anxiety/anger/coughing/pain, etc.突然一阵焦虑、愤怒、咳嗽、疼痛等spasmspasmsspasmedspasmingspasm/ˈspæzəm; NAmEˈspæzəm/
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spasmspas‧m /ˈspæzəm/ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] an occasion when your muscles suddenly become tight, causing you pain: Maggie felt a muscle spasm in her back. Tom’s jaw muscles had gone into spasm.back/shoulder/throat etc spasm2spasm of grief/laughter/coughing etc a sudden strong feeling or reaction that you have for a short period of time: I felt a spasm of fear.
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