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spasm n.抽筋；痉挛；（动作；感情等的）一阵发作 (1) 一种奇异的痉挛的感觉传遍她周身。(2) 痉挛使她面部的肌肉抽搐。 The Greeks had a word called spasmós, which meant "to cramp or convulse." It also meant "to tear away or violently pull," which, if you've ever suffered a muscle spasm you know is a good definition. The word had a physical meaning up until around 1817, when it came to include the abstract. When you were invited to go hiking in the redwood forest, you could hardly control your spasms of joy. Make sure you stretch before hiking, so you don't get muscle spasms.

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英 ['spæzəm] 美 ['spæzəm] (1) A curious spasm passed through her.(2) The spasm convulses her facial muscles. A spasm is a sudden constriction of a muscle or blood vessel. This idea can be generalized to anything that occurs suddenly and lasts a short while. Except for a brief spasm of yard work, you had a perfectly lazy Sunday. 1[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。2[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。

英语单词	spasm
英美音标	英 ['spæzəm] 美 ['spæzəm]
中文释义	n.抽筋；痉挛；（动作；感情等的）一阵发作
英语例句	(1) A curious spasm passed through her. (2) The spasm convulses her facial muscles.
中文例句	(1) 一种奇异的痉挛的感觉传遍她周身。 (2) 痉挛使她面部的肌肉抽搐。
vocabulary简明	A spasm is a sudden constriction of a muscle or blood vessel. This idea can be generalized to anything that occurs suddenly and lasts a short while. Except for a brief spasm of yard work, you had a perfectly lazy Sunday.
vocabulary扩展	The Greeks had a word called spasmós, which meant "to cramp or convulse." It also meant "to tear away or violently pull," which, if you've ever suffered a muscle spasm you know is a good definition. The word had a physical meaning up until around 1817, when it came to include the abstract. When you were invited to go hiking in the redwood forest, you could hardly control your spasms of joy. Make sure you stretch before hiking, so you don't get muscle spasms.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。

Spasm Sudden Muscle Lasts Short Word Meant N