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convulse
- IPA[kənˈvʌls]
英式
- 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
- 釋義
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
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- IPA[kənˈvəlz]
美式
- (of a person) suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of ... she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain
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