convulse

英 [kən'vʌls] 美 [kən'vʌls]
  • vt. 震撼;使剧烈震动;使抽搐

助记提示


1. con- + vuls- + -e.
2. => tear up, pull up, pluck up, shake, destroy, overthrow.
3. => shake violently.

中文词源


convulse 痉挛

con-, 强调。-vul, 拔,扯,词源同vulture, wool.

英文词源


convulse (v.)
1640s, transitive; 1680s, intransitive; from Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere (transitive only) "to pull away, to pull this way and that, wrench," hence "to weaken, overthrow, destroy" (see convulsion). Related: Convulsed (1630s); convulsing.

双语例句


1. This event convulse the whole world .
这个事件震惊中外。

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2. Their bodies convulse, in agony , and, pain.
他们的什么颤抖着.

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3. That frolick which shakes one man with laughter will convulse another with indignation.
“嘻闹”,让一个人发笑,也让另一个人义愤.

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