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have a convulsion
描述个体发生单次惊厥。
The patient had a convulsion during the night.
病人夜间发作了一次惊厥。
惊厥；痉挛；抽搐
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惊厥；痉挛；抽搐
a sudden uncontrollable attack of the body, with violent jerky movements
The patient had a convulsion during the night.
病人夜间发作了一次惊厥。
指身体突然不受控制地剧烈收缩
剧烈的、阵发性的、不自主的肌肉收缩
An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
突发的无法控制的攻击
a sudden uncontrollable attack
无法控制的发作,如大笑；痉挛
An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
肌肉的剧烈不受控制的收缩
violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
The child suddenly had a convulsion, and the teacher called for help.
那个孩子突然发生痉挛，老师立刻呼救。
AI contextual example
The patient's convulsions stopped after the doctor gave him medicine.
医生给病人用药后，他的抽搐停止了。
AI contextual example
When the fever got very high, she went into convulsions and her family rushed her to the hospital.
当发烧变得很高时，她开始抽搐，家人赶紧送她去医院。
AI contextual example
convulsions of laughter
狂笑不止
WordNet
描述个体发生单次惊厥。
The patient had a convulsion during the night.
病人夜间发作了一次惊厥。
强调进入连续惊厥状态，常用复数形式。
The child went into convulsions after the high fever.
孩子高烧后开始抽搐。
描述长期或反复发作的情况，介词from可省略。
He suffers from convulsions due to epilepsy.
他因癫痫而遭受惊厥发作。
Not this
He convulsion during the fever.
Use this
He had a convulsion during the fever.
convulsion是名词，不能用作谓语动词，应使用动词convulse或短语have a convulsion。
Not this
He suffered from convulsion after the accident.
Use this
He suffered from convulsions after the accident.
在医学语境中，常用复数形式convulsions表示抽搐发作，单数convulsion虽可指一次发作，但此处描述多次发作应用复数。
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发生抽搐；痉挛发作
The baby had convulsions and needed immediate medical care.
婴儿发生抽搐，需要立即就医。
笑得前仰后合；一阵狂笑
The audience was in convulsions of laughter at the clown's act.
观众被小丑的表演逗得笑作一团。
政治动荡
The region has experienced political convulsions for decades.
该地区数十年来经历了政治动荡。
高热惊厥
Febrile convulsions are common in children under five.
高热惊厥在五岁以下儿童中很常见。
一阵阵狂笑；笑得前仰后合
His jokes sent the whole room into convulsions of laughter.
他的笑话让整个房间的人笑得前仰后合。
使陷入剧烈动荡；使陷入混乱
The unexpected resignation threw the government into convulsions.
突如其来的辞职使政府陷入剧烈动荡。
处于剧烈动荡之中；笑得不能自已
The country was in convulsions after the coup attempt.
未遂政变后，该国陷入剧烈动荡。
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联想：con+vul 谐音“抽搐”，身体肌肉一阵阵剧烈乱动，像被电击一样不受控制。
语域：formal 常见场景：医学或临床描述、文学或新闻书面语、正式演讲或学术写作 convulsion 通常属于较正式或书面用词，多用于医学、文学和新闻等语境，指剧烈的不自主肌肉收缩或突然发作。日常口语中较少单独使用，更常见的说法是 seizure（医学）或 fit（非正式）。
这些词都以重读的 /ʌlʃən/ 结尾，与 convulsion 押韵：compulsion, expulsion, repulsion, propulsion, revulsion, emulsion。注意拼写相似的 conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ 和 confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ 发 /ʒən/ 音，并不押韵。
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