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。
• Sabril was designated as an orphan drug by the FDA for use in treating infantile spasms.
  喜保宁被FDA指定为用于治疗婴儿痉挛的稀少药品。
• The relaxation or relief of muscle spasms. The aching in his arms had dulled.
  放松或减轻肌肉的痉挛。胳膊里的疼痛早已减轻。
• 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。
• Unless they are taken in doses high enough to cause flaccidity, anti-spasticity drugs usually do not prevent spasms.
  除非他们采取的剂量很高，足以造成痿，抗痉挛药物通常不会防止痉挛。
• This phase is followed by twitching and jerking, and the victim will lapse into a coma and suffocate as a consequence of convulsive spasms.
  这个阶段之后将出现颤搐和痉挛现象，受害者将由于抽搐痉挛而陷入昏迷和窒息状态。
• 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。
• 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。
• Spasms tend to occur upon awakening or after feeding, and often occur in clusters of up to100 spasms.
  痉挛倾向于在清醒状态或喂养之后出现，经常以100次痉挛为一簇出现。
• The relaxation of muscular tissue results in the relief of pain due to rigidity and spasms in the muscles.
  肌肉组织的放松可以使得由于肌肉僵硬和痉挛引起的疼痛得到缓解。