A spasm is a sudden tightening of your muscles, which you cannot control.
例句
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。
N-COUNT
(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.
例句
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。
英汉词典释义
n.
痉挛, 抽搐
When the spasm passed, it left him weak and sweating.一阵痉挛之后,他虚弱无力,一直冒汗。After the patient received acupuncture treatment,his spasms eased off somewhat.病人接受针刺治疗后,痉挛稍微减轻了。She could not speak; her throat was in spasm.她喉咙抽搐着 ,说不出话来。If breathing is not restored,the patient may go into spasm.如果不能恢复呼吸,这个病人就会发生抽搐。If breathing is not restored, the patient may go into spasm.如果不能恢复呼吸, 这个病人就会发生抽搐。
(能量、行为等的)突发, 发作, 阵发
a spasm of coughing一阵咳嗽He felt a spasm of panic sweeping over him.他感到一阵恐慌传遍全身。He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.他突然变得不耐烦,一脚踢向椅子。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
2. (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)