| 单词 | spasmodic |
| 释义 | spasmodic (once / 2255 pages) adj Something that is spasmodic is experiencing a fit, a loss of muscular control. If you are spazzing out, you are spasmodic. A sudden fit or involuntary contraction of the muscles is called a spasm; thus spasmodic means to behave in such a way. Spasmodic is also commonly used to refer to a violent emotional outburst — for example, your parents might be spasmodic when they discover you're really majoring in partying, not medicine, at college. WORD FAMILYspasmodic: antispasmodic, spasmodically+/antispasmodic: antispasmodics USAGE EXAMPLESWhat worried him more was his only child Vaishnavi, just 18 months old, whose spasmodic nighttime cough no longer quieted with arrival of morning. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) On “Black Spasmodic” he’s playing bass and dusting the Dead Sea with “cremated molecules.” Washington Times(Nov 18, 2016) On “Black Spasmodic,” Phife floats with his West Indian patois, effortless and cocky, his mouthing tangling slang and reinforcing his legacy one final time. Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016) 1adj occurring in spells and often abruptly spasmodic rifle fire Syn fitful sporadic recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances 2adj affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm his body made a spasmodic jerk Syn convulsive, spastic unsteady subject to change or variation |
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