convulsion

[kən'vʌlʃən]

n.抽搐, 震动,动乱

例句与用法:

The President's assassination led to political convulsion.

总统遇刺引起了政治骚乱。

The child reacted to the drug by going into convulsions.

这孩子全身痉挛,对药物有反应。

We are all in convulsion of laughter.

我们大家都笑得前仰后合。

词形变化:

动词过去式: convulsed | 动词过去分词: convulsed | 动词现在分词: convulsing | 动词第三人称单数: convulses |

详细释义:

n.

1. 抽搐, 惊厥[P1]

The child's convulsions filled us with fear.

孩子抽筋使我们忧心忡忡。

2. 大笑, 狂笑[P1]

The story was so funny that we were all in convulsions.

那个故事真滑稽, 引得我们捧腹大笑。

3. 震动; 动乱; (地震等)灾变[C]