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convulse
剧烈震动；猛烈晃动
to move or stir about violently
指身体或物体剧烈晃动
- 1.
To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
遭受剧烈的肌肉不自主收缩,导致身体扭曲。
- 2.
To be beset by political or social upheaval.
受到政治或社会动荡的困扰。
- 3.
To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.
使(某人)遭受这种收缩,尤指因使其开怀大笑而引起。
- 4.
To cause disruption to.
对......造成干扰。
笑得前仰后合；笑到抽搐；使（某人）笑得前仰后合；遭受剧烈的肌肉不自主收缩,导致身体扭曲。；受到政治或社会动荡的困扰。；使(某人)遭受这种收缩,尤指因使其开怀大笑而引起。
In use
The explosion convulsed the entire building.
The whole audience was convulsed with laughter at the comedian's joke.
The shocking news convulsed the small town.
convulse sb with sth
及物用法，主语（笑话、表演等）使人因 laughter、anger 等剧烈颤动；with 后接原因。
The comedian convulsed the audience with laughter.
这位喜剧演员让观众笑得前仰后合。
convulse with sth
不及物用法，with 引出引发抽搐或颤动的原因，常见搭配有 laughter、sobs、anger 等。
She convulsed with laughter at his joke.
她听了他的笑话笑得前仰后合。
convulse
不及物用法，表示地面、身体等猛烈晃动或震动，不一定是抽搐。
Connections
Collocations
- convulse with laughter
- 笑得前仰后合
- The audience convulsed with laughter at his joke.观众听了他的笑话笑得前仰后合。
- convulse in pain
- 疼得抽搐
- He convulsed in pain and could not speak.他疼得抽搐，说不出话来。
- convulse violently
- 剧烈抽搐；猛烈震动
- The patient suddenly convulsed violently.病人突然剧烈抽搐。
- convulse the nation
- 使全国震动
- The scandal convulsed the nation for weeks.这桩丑闻使全国震动了数周。
Idioms & figurative uses
- convulse with laughter
- 笑得浑身抽搐；笑得前仰后合The audience convulsed with laughter at the comedian's joke.观众被这位喜剧演员的笑话逗得前仰后合。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想谐音‘看握死’：看一个人剧烈抽搐、身体缩紧，像被紧紧握住又松开——convulse 就是抽搐、剧烈震动。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical/clinical writing、news/journalistic writing、literary/fiction prose convulse 通常用于书面或正式语境，日常口语较少说。医学/临床描写中指“抽搐”；新闻或文学描写中常表示“使震动/震撼”，搭配 with laughter 则指“笑得前仰后合”。口语里更常说 shake 或 crack up。
Grammar Note
‘convulse with laughter’意为‘笑得身体抽搐’，为常见搭配。
Pronunciation & Spelling
pulse 和 repulse 与 convulse 押韵（重读元音和后面 /ls/ 相同）；impulse 拼写相近，但重音在第一个音节，读 /ˈɪmpʌls/，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.