Word · Frequency #37940
apoplexy
/ˈæpəupleksi/
noun
中风；卒中
核心释义
a sudden loss of consciousness caused by a broken or blocked blood vessel in the brain
- 1.
因血管破裂或堵塞导致脑缺氧而突然失去知觉
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
因血管破裂或堵塞导致脑缺氧而突然失去知觉；中风；[医] 卒中；中风
用法In use
The doctor said the old man had suffered an apoplexy.
用法提示：apoplexy 作名词，意为“中风”，这里指突然发作的脑血管疾病。
She was suddenly struck down by apoplexy while working in the garden.
用法提示：apoplexy 是名词，和介词 by 搭配，表示因中风而倒下。
In the past, apoplexy was often deadly because there were few treatments.
用法提示：apoplexy 作名词，在句中作主语，指“中风”这种疾病。
suffer from apoplexy
The elderly patient suffered from apoplexy.
这位老年患者患了中风。
die of apoplexy
He died of apoplexy at the age of 60.
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