資料來源 : pyDict
使震動,使震撼,使起抽筋
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Convulse \Con*vulse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convulsed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Convulsing}.] [L. convulsus, p. p. of convellere to
tear up, to shake; con- + vellere to pluck, pull.]
1. To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular
parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms,
as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain.
With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed
his powerful frame. --Macaulay.
2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently.
The world is convulsed by the agonies of great
nations. --Macaulay.
Syn: To agitate; disturb; shake; tear; rend.
資料來源 : WordNet®
convulse
v 1: make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed
the crowd"
2: be overcome with laughter
3: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed
around in his bed" [syn: {thresh}, {thresh about}, {thrash},
{thrash about}, {slash}, {toss}, {jactitate}]
4: shake uncotrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
5: cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
6: contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her
face convulsed"