"convulsion" in Chinese (Simplified)
抽搐痉挛
Definition
抽搐是指身体或肌肉突然、无法控制的痉挛,通常由疾病、发烧或其他医疗状况引起。它也可以指社会突然的强烈动荡。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“抽搐”在医学上多用于描述癫痫或发烧引起的肌肉突然抽动。社会或政治语境中,常用来比喻突然的剧变。日常交流中常说“抽筋”:“抽搐”更正式。
Examples
The child had a convulsion during the fever.
孩子在发烧时出现了**抽搐**。
A convulsion can be a sign of epilepsy.
**抽搐**可能是癫痫的表现。
His body shook with a convulsion.
他的身体因**抽搐**而颤抖。
The country went through a political convulsion after the election.
选举后,国家经历了一场政治**动荡**(**抽搐**)。
She suddenly fell to the floor in a violent convulsion.
她突然因剧烈**抽搐**倒在地上。
Economic convulsions shook the region and changed many lives.
经济**动荡**(**抽搐**)震撼了这个地区,改变了许多人的生活。