Word · Frequency #14012
cramps
抽筋;肌肉痉挛
cramps is the plural of cramp.
核心释义
A painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle; also a similar pain without a noticeable contraction.
- 1.
肌肉无法控制的疼痛性痉挛;(有时)无明显收缩时的类似疼痛。
A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; (sometimes) a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
- 2.
一种痛苦且不自主的肌肉收缩
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
- 3.
限制或收缩之物。
That which confines or contracts.
- 4.
用于在粘合时固定木材的夹具
a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
- 5.
木工或石工用夹具。
A clamp for carpentry or masonry.
- 6.
两端弯曲成直角的金属条;用于固定砌体
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
- 7.
一种弯曲木块,与脚背上部曲线相符,用于拉伸靴帮面皮革以定型。
A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.
夹钳;夹具;扒钉;束缚;限制;鞋楦;肌肉无法控制的疼痛性痉挛;(有时)无明显收缩时的类似疼痛。
用法In use
He got a cramp in his leg while swimming.
用法提示:cramp 作为可数名词,指肌肉痉挛。
She often suffers from menstrual cramps.
用法提示:cramps 复数形式,指周期性腹部绞痛。
I woke up with a cramp in my foot.
用法提示:cramp 与不定冠词连用,表示一次痉挛。
have a cramp in [body part]
描述突然的肌肉痉挛。
I have a cramp in my leg.
我腿抽筋了。
get cramps
cramps 常以复数形式表示多次痉挛或腹部绞痛。
She got cramps while swimming.
她游泳时抽筋了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- muscle cramp
- 肌肉痉挛;肌肉抽筋
- A sudden muscle cramp in his calf made him grimace.他的小腿突然肌肉痉挛,使他做了个鬼脸。
- leg cramps
- 腿抽筋;腿部痉挛
- Long-distance runners sometimes get leg cramps after a race.长跑运动员有时赛后会出现腿部抽筋。
- stomach cramps
- 胃痉挛;肚子痛
- Eating too quickly can give you stomach cramps.吃得太快会引起胃痉挛。
- menstrual cramps
- 痛经;经期痉挛
- She used a hot-water bottle to relieve her menstrual cramps.她用热水袋缓解痛经。
- writer's cramp
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
cramp 含 cram(塞满),肌肉骤然收紧如被塞满→抽筋;夹钳也是用力夹紧。记住“紧”即可。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常谈论肌肉抽筋或疼痛、木工、金属加工等专业操作场景 cramp 作名词时有两个常见使用领域:“抽筋”多用于日常生活和医疗描述,语气中性;而“夹具、夹钳”等意思通常出现在木工、金属加工等专业语境中,比较正式。实际使用时语域混合,需根据上下文判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与in连用表示部位,如a cramp in the leg
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都和 cramp 押韵:重读元音/æ/后接/mp/。注意形近但发音不同的词,如 cram (/kræm/,没有/p/) 和 crank (/kræŋk/,以/ŋk/结尾)。
用法优先级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。
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