convulse
英 [kən'vʌls]
美[kən'vʌls]
- vt. 震撼；使剧烈震动；使抽搐
英英释意
- 1. make someone convulse with laughter;
- "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
- 2. be overcome with laughter
- 3. move or stir about violently;
- "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
- 4. shake uncotrollably;
- "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
- 5. cause to contract;
- "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
- 6. contract involuntarily, as in a spasm;
- "The muscles in her face convulsed"