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

• This is now a mainstream treatment for Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders; switching on the current calms the spot in the brain that is responsible for the tremors or spasms.
  目前DBS已成为治疗帕金森病和其他运动型疾病的主流技术，开放电流可使大脑中引发震颤和肌肉痉挛的病变区域恢复平静。
• 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。
• Infantile spasms consist primarily of a sudden bending forward of the body with stiffening of the arms and legs;
  婴儿痉挛主要表现为躯体的突然向前弯曲，伴随胳膊或者腿的僵直；
• 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。
• Calcium or magnesium supplements may occasionally be needed if tetany or muscle spasms are present.
  如出现手足搐搦或肌肉痉挛可能偶尔需要钙剂或镁剂。
• Objective To explore the characteristics of etiology, clinical, electroencephalogram ( EEG) and prognosis of infantile spasms ( IS) with focal seizures ( FS).
  目的探讨婴儿痉挛（IS）伴局灶性发作（FS）的病因、临床和脑电图（EEG）特征及转归。
• 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。
• Michael had some spasms in his lower back.
  而迈克尔的背部有些痉挛。
• Potentially dangerous effects of DM in young children include dystonic reactions, severe involuntary muscle contractions and spasms.
  年幼儿童服用右美沙芬存在的潜在副作用包括异常反应、不随意肌严重收缩和痉挛。
• 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）。