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Paroxysm 考法 1】N.(感情、动作的)突发 Sudden Outburst Emotion Action 例】A

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【考法 1】n.(感情、动作的)突发: a sudden outburst of emotion or action
【例】a paroxysm of coughing突然一阵咳嗽
【近】burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, flare, flash, flush, gush, outburst, storm
【考法 2】n.(政治、社会领域的)大动荡: a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)
【例】Darwin's introduction of the theory of evolution created paroxysms in both religion and science that are still being felt today.达尔文提出的进化论给宗教界和科学界都带来了巨大的冲击,时至今日我们仍然可以感觉到
【近】bouleversement, cataclysm, earthquake, hurricane, storm, tempest, tumult, upheaval, uproar

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