
v. (使)痉挛(或抽筋)(convulse 的现在分词)
Was he convulsing or foaming at the mouth?
他是否有抽搐或吐白沫?
This was a failure because people could not go near the tickle machine without convulsing in laughter.
这是一个失败的发明,因为人们还没靠近挠痒痒的机器,就已经被它的模样逗笑。
Others have broken bones while convulsing.
其他人在颤抖时弄断了骨头。
A stylistic explosion was convulsing Barcelona 100 years ago.
年前一种新建筑风格的爆发震撼了整个巴塞罗那城。
Maybe the convulsing world financial system isn't doomed after all.
也许剧烈震动中的世界金融体系并非末日将至。
Gander, in a convulsing speech, gives them the health of Bailey junior.
憨大来了一通让人捧腹绝倒的演说,请大家给小贝利敬酒。收藏。
His girlfriend, Kelly Bauman, said he was convulsing, snorting, trying to breathe.
他的女朋友凯莉·鲍曼说,他当时一边抽搐一边喘着粗气。
They were aggressive, slow learners, and kept convulsing in seizures-classic signs of Fragile X syndrome.
他们表现的很具有进攻性,学习缓慢,并在发作时持续抽搐——脆性X综合征的典型迹象。
Believers in the theory trace the phenomenon back to the Depression, when cosmetic sales increased by 25%, despite the convulsing economy.
相信口红指数理念的人追根求源,发现大萧条时期出现了这个现象,尽管当时经济骤降温,化妆品的销售却增长了25%。
Crawling to the window, Jeff looked out at the convulsing city and thought of the creatures who mattered more to him than anything else in the world.
徐徐爬向窗户,杰夫望着剧震中的城市,想起对他而言无以伦比地重要的动物。
In this world , there are only two things convulsing our hearts heavily . One is the starry sky on our heads . Another is the lofty moral in our hearts .
康德说:“这个世界上惟有两样东西能让我们的心灵感到深深的震撼,一是我们头顶上的灿烂天空,一是我们内心崇高的道德法则。
The jerking motion of one plate moving under the other caused a massive uplift of the seafloor, convulsing an area almost 200 miles long and 50 miles wide.
一个板块在另一板块下推挤造成海底大幅隆起,导致近200英里长和50英里宽的地区发生震动。
However, eyewitnesses have reportedinmates convulsing, heaving and attempting to sit up during theprocedure, suggesting the cocktail is not always completely effective.
然而,目击者也说,受刑者在注射期间会发生抽搐、起伏并试图做起来。 看来致命鸡尾酒不总是有效。
The 20-minute video posted on YouTube shows the teenager lying on the floor, his body convulsing, as elders of a small Connecticut church shout Rip it from his throat!
在Youtube上这段20分钟的视频中,这名少年躺在地上,他的身体抽搐着,康涅狄格州一家小教会的长老喊着“从他的喉咙里把它扯出来!”
convulsing是动词convulse的现在分词形式,表示身体或肌肉发生剧烈、不自主的收缩或痉挛。该词在医学和文学语境中有不同层面的含义:
医学定义 指人体因神经系统异常导致的剧烈抽搐,常见于癫痫发作、高热惊厥或中毒反应。例如癫痫发作时,患者可能出现全身肌肉阵挛性抽搐(tonic-clonic seizure),伴随意识丧失。这类症状需及时就医,美国国家神经疾病和中风研究院(NINDS)将其归类为神经系统紧急状况。
比喻用法 在文学或社会学语境中,convulsing可描述剧烈的情感波动或社会动荡,例如:"The nation was convulsing with political unrest"(全国因政治动荡而剧烈震荡)。《剑桥词典》指出这种用法源自19世纪,通过身体反应隐喻社会结构的剧烈变化。
语言学溯源 该词源自拉丁语"convulsus",意为"剧烈拉扯",17世纪进入英语后扩展出病理学和社会学双重含义。《韦氏词典》标注其发音为/kənˈvʌlsɪŋ/,重音在第二音节,动词变位形式包含convulses(第三人称单数)和convulsed(过去式)。
“Convulsing”是动词“convulse”的现在分词形式,其核心含义是剧烈的、不自主的身体抽动或震动,具体可从以下角度理解:
医学场景
指因疾病(如癫痫、高热惊厥)或中毒导致的全身或局部肌肉不受控的剧烈收缩,常伴随意识丧失。例如:
The patient was convulsing on the floor, requiring immediate medical intervention.(患者在地板上抽搐,急需医疗救助。)
情感或行为的比喻
描述因强烈情绪(如大笑、哭泣、恐惧)引发的身体剧烈抖动。例如:
The audience was convulsing with laughter during the comedian's performance.(观众在喜剧演员表演时笑得前仰后合。)
社会或自然现象的引申
用于比喻社会、政治或自然界的剧烈动荡,如地震、革命等。例如:
The country was convulsed by a series of violent protests.(该国因一系列暴力抗议陷入动荡。)
词源与关联词汇
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