Word · Frequency #14012
cramping
（使）痉挛；（使）抽筋
cramping is the present participle of cramp.
(of a muscle) to contract painfully and uncontrollably; to give (someone or a muscle) cramps or spasms.
不及物指肌肉痉挛；及物指使……痉挛。
- 1.
(of a muscle) To contract painfully and uncontrollably.
(指肌肉)疼痛且无法控制地收缩。
- 2.
To affect with cramps or spasms.
使痉挛或抽搐。
- 3.
To prohibit movement or expression of.
禁止......的活动或表达。
- 4.
To restrain to a specific physical position, as if with a cramp.
像被抽筋束缚一样限制在特定身体位置。
- 5.
To fasten or hold with, or as if with, a cramp iron.
用夹钳或类似夹钳之物固定或夹住。
- 6.
To bind together; to unite.
绑在一起；联合。
- 7.
To form on a cramp.
在夹钳上成形。
限制；束缚；妨碍；用夹钳固定；夹紧；结合；在夹具上成形；(指肌肉)疼痛且无法控制地收缩。；使痉挛或抽搐。
In use
After running for an hour, my leg muscles began to cramp.
The cold water caused his hands to cramp up while swimming.
She cramped her foot by pointing her toes for too long during ballet practice.
cramp + noun phrase
cramp作为及物动词时，直接接抽筋的部位。
The cold water cramped his legs.
冷水使他的腿抽筋。
cramp up
cramp up是常见的口语用法，表示肌肉痉挛。
His muscles cramped up after the long run.
长跑后他的肌肉抽筋了。
cramp someone's style
这是一个习语，意为‘限制某人的自由’，常用于非正式场合。
Having her parents around cramped her style.
Connections
Collocations
- cramp someone's style
- 束缚某人的手脚；妨碍某人按自己的方式做事
- Don't let your parents' expectations cramp your style.别让父母的期望束缚你的手脚。
- cramp up
- 抽筋；痉挛
- His arm cramped up while he was swimming.他游泳时手臂抽筋了。
- cramp creativity
- 限制创造力；扼杀创造力
- A strict set of rules can cramp creativity in the classroom.过于严格的规则会限制课堂上的创造力。
Idioms & figurative uses
- cramp someone's style
- 束缚某人的手脚，使某人不能施展才能I hope my parents don't come along; they'd really cramp my style.我希望我父母别跟来，他们会让我很放不开。
Synonyms
- restrict
- 限制；限定 · 最通用，指设定界限或规则使不能超出，语气中性。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象抽筋(cramp)时肌肉像被钳子夹住，又痛又紧——cramp 也有“夹住、束缚”的意思。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：运动健身、健康医疗、日常口语（如 cramp someone's style） cramp 作动词时，多用于表示肌肉抽筋/痉挛，常见于运动或医疗场景；表示“限制、妨碍”时，口语中常用 cramp someone's style。整体正式程度随搭配变化：字面义较中性，习语义偏口语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 cramp /kræmp/ 押韵：重读元音都是 /æ/，后面都是 /mp/，拼写也都有 -amp。注意：cramp 的拼写与 crumb /krʌm/、crump /krʌmp/ 相似，但它们的元音不同，并不押韵；cramp 比 camp 多一个 /r/ 音，不要漏读。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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