| 单词 | convulse |
| 释义 | convulse (once / 421 pages) 1v 2v 3v To convulse is to have spasms. Get help immediately if you see someone convulse. This medical condition can be brought on by something simple (like a rise in body temperature) or something more complicated, such as epilepsy. In addition to being a symptom of a medical condition, to convulse is often applied to people shaking with laughter. So if you go to a club and see a hilarious comedian, you may convulse with laughter so hard that you might cry, or not be able to catch your breath, and your sides hurt. WORD FAMILYconvulse: convulsed, convulses, convulsing, convulsion, convulsive+/convulsion: convulsions/convulsive: convulsively USAGE EXAMPLESIn the old days, patients convulsed during therapy sessions, sometimes so violently that they broke their bones or teeth. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Girmay arrived in Sweden when the refugee crisis was convulsing Europe. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) Witnesses said he gasped and convulsed for 15 minutes. Reuters(Dec 19, 2016) 1 1v move or stir about violently Syn|Hypo|Hyper jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss whip thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash agitate, shake move or cause to move back and forth 2v shake uncontrollably 2earthquakes convulsed the countryside Hyper agitate, shake move or cause to move back and forth 1v cause to contract The spasm convulses her facial muscles Hyper compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze squeeze or press together 2v contract involuntarily, as in a spasm 3The muscles in her face convulsed Hyper compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze squeeze or press together 1v be overcome with laughter Hyper express joy, express mirth, laugh produce laughter 2v make someone convulse with laughter The comedian convulsed the crowd Hyper amuse make (somebody) laugh |
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