spasms

英 [ˈspæzmz]

美 [ˈspæzəmz]

n.  痉挛; 抽搐; (感情或反应)一阵阵发作，阵发
spasm的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 痉挛;抽搐
  Aspasmis a sudden tightening of your muscles, which you cannot control.
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  Aspasmis a sudden strong pain or unpleasant emotion which lasts for a short period of time.
  1. 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。
  2. Kemp felt a spasm of fear.
     肯普突然感到一阵恐惧。

双语例句

• Athletes know that cold weather can induce muscle spasms.
  运动员知道寒冷的天气可能会引起肌肉痉挛。
• Excess physical exertion can damage the gallbladder and liver meridians, which can cause cramps and spasms.
  体力消耗过量会损坏肝脏，胆囊和经络，这可能会导致痉挛和抽搐。
• Gastroparesis can cause pain, nausea, vomiting, stomach spasms and weight loss due to inability to ingest enough nutrients.
  胃轻瘫可以导致疼痛、恶心、呕吐、胃痉挛和由于无法摄取足够的营养出现的体重减轻。
• A relaxant for skeletal muscles ( trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms.
  用来治疗痉挛的骨骼肌肉舒缓剂（商标是Robaxin）。
• Causes include overdistended stomach, gastric irritation, and nerve spasms.
  打嗝得原因包括胃过度膨胀，胃受刺激和神经痉挛等。
• She says the spasms make her legs dance.
  她说痉挛让她的腿像跳舞一样。
• The spasms occurred in the primary position of gaze and were induced by eccentric gaze.
  痉挛发生于凝视第一眼位，并可由偏心注视引发。
• The resulting spasms, seizures, convulsions and comas were supposed to jar her from her puerperal psychosis, the term then used in England for postpartum depression.
  人们认为，由此产生的痉挛、抽搐、惊厥和昏迷可以让她从产后精神病中恢复过来。当年在英格兰，产后精神病指的就是产后抑郁症。
• But overeating can lead to liver damage, muscle spasms and problems with the nervous system.
  但是过度食用就会导致肝损伤，肌肉痉挛和神经系统问题。
• Often the dormant viruses also infect the discs between the vertebrae causing back pain, slipped disks and muscle spasms.
  经常的，休眠的病毒也会感染椎骨之间的隔膜，造成后背疼痛、椎间盘滑位和肌肉痉挛。