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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。
剧烈震动；猛烈晃动
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剧烈震动；猛烈晃动
to move or stir about violently
The comedian convulsed the audience with laughter.
这位喜剧演员让观众笑得前仰后合。
指身体或物体剧烈晃动
遭受剧烈的肌肉不自主收缩,导致身体扭曲。
To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
受到政治或社会动荡的困扰。
To be beset by political or social upheaval.
使(某人)遭受这种收缩,尤指因使其开怀大笑而引起。
To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.
对......造成干扰。
To cause disruption to.
convulse
Base
原形
convulses
3rd person
第三人称单数
convulsing
-ing
现在分词
convulsed
Past
过去式
convulsed
Past participle
过去分词
They convulse with laughter every time they see the clip.
他们每次看到这个片段都笑得抽搐。
The audience convulsed at his joke.
观众听了他的笑话都笑得前仰后合。
Her body is convulsing from the fever.
她的身体因发烧而抽搐。
规则动词；表示剧烈震动、抽搐或笑得无法自持。
The explosion convulsed the entire building.
爆炸使整栋建筑剧烈晃动。
The whole audience was convulsed with laughter at the comedian's joke.
整场观众被这位喜剧演员的笑话逗得前仰后合。
The shocking news convulsed the small town.
这个令人震惊的消息震撼了整个小镇。
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。
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。
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。
The ground convulsed during the earthquake.
地震期间地面剧烈震动。
Not this
He convulsed laughter at the funny video.
Use this
He convulsed with laughter at the funny video.
convulse 作不及物动词表示“笑得抽搐/前仰后合”时，需要接介词 with 并带上原因，即 convulse with laughter。不能说 convulse laughter，因为 laughter 不是宾语，而是引发抽搐的原因。
Not this
The convulse patient was sent to the hospital.
Use this
The convulsing patient was sent to the hospital.
convulse 是动词原形，不能直接作定语修饰名词。要表示“正在抽搐的病人”，需要用现在分词 convulsing 作前置定语，表示主动、正在进行的动作。
Not this
The news convulsed.
Use this
The news convulsed the country.
convulse 表示“使震动/使震撼”时是及物动词，必须带宾语，说明“使谁/什么受到震撼”。只写 The news convulsed，句子会变成“新闻自己猛烈晃动”，语义不通，所以要补上宾语 the country。
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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。
疼得抽搐
He convulsed in pain and could not speak.
他疼得抽搐，说不出话来。
剧烈抽搐；猛烈震动
The patient suddenly convulsed violently.
病人突然剧烈抽搐。
使全国震动
The scandal convulsed the nation for weeks.
这桩丑闻使全国震动了数周。
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。
悲痛得浑身颤抖
The whole family convulsed with grief at the funeral.
全家人都在葬礼上悲痛得浑身颤抖。
震动全国；使全国震惊
The assassination convulsed the nation.
这次暗杀事件震动了全国。
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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。
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。
‘convulse with laughter’意为‘笑得身体抽搐’，为常见搭配。
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