Word · Frequency #12447
spasm
痉挛；抽筋
a painful, involuntary muscular contraction
- 1.
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
痛苦且不自主的肌肉收缩
- 2.
(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
空腔器官(如血管)的突然收缩
（空腔器官或血管的）痉挛；痛苦且不自主的肌肉收缩；空腔器官(如血管)的突然收缩；痉挛；抽搐
In use
A sudden spasm in his back made him stop lifting the box.
She felt a brief spasm of pain in her leg while running.
The doctor said the muscle spasm would go away after rest.
a spasm in [body part]
常与不定冠词 a 连用，表示身体某部位单次痉挛；反复发作时常用复数 spasms。
He felt a sudden spasm in his calf.
他感到小腿突然抽搐了一下。
a spasm of [hollow organ]
用于医学术语，后接具体的空腔器官（如血管、肠道）名称。
A spasm of the coronary artery can cause chest pain.
冠状动脉痉挛可引起胸痛。
be in spasm
此短语中 spasm 前不加冠词，表示处于痉挛状态。
His back was in spasm.
Connections
Collocations
- muscle spasm
- 肌肉痉挛
- A sudden muscle spasm in his leg made him stop running.他的腿突然肌肉痉挛，使他停止了跑步。
- painful spasm
- 疼痛性痉挛
- She felt a painful spasm in her back as she lifted the box.她搬箱子时感到背部一阵疼痛性痉挛。
- back spasm
- 背部痉挛
- A back spasm kept him in bed for two days.背部痉挛让他卧床两天。
- facial spasm
- 面部痉挛
- The patient reported a facial spasm that lasted several seconds.患者报告面部痉挛持续了几秒钟。
- spasm of coughing
- 一阵咳嗽
- He was seized by a spasm of coughing after inhaling the dust.他吸入灰尘后猛地一阵咳嗽。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：spasm 开头 spas 像肌肉猛一抽的‘嘶’声，疼痛且不自主。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：medical/health settings、everyday conversation 多用于医学或健康相关讨论，日常口语中也比较常见；正式程度随语境变化，一般无明显口语或书面语限制。
Grammar Note
常用于 a spasm of + 表示身体部位或情绪的名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 spasm 完全押韵的有 chasm /ˈkæzəm/（重读 /æ/ + /zəm/）。sarcasm、orgasm、enthusiasm 的尾部拼写同为 -asm，且发音含 /æzəm/，但重音不在尾部，故不押韵；prism、criticism 以 -ism 结尾，发 /ɪzəm/，与原词尾拼相近但发音不同。
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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