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1. Oxford Dictionary

   convulse

   • IPA[kənˈvʌls]

   英式

   • v.
     suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs；(of an emotion, laughter, or physical stimulus) cause (someone) to make sudden, violent, uncontrollable movements

   • verb: convulse, 3rd person present: convulses, gerund or present participle: convulsing, past tense: convulsed, past participle: convulsed

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain
   • ▪ (of an emotion, laughter, or physical stimulus) cause (someone) to make sudden, violent, uncontrollable movements she rocked backwards and forwards, convulsed with helpless mirth
   • 2. throw (a country) into violent social or political upheaval a wave of mass strikes convulsed the Ruhr, Berlin, and central Germany