paroxysm

/par-uhk-siz-uhm, puh-rok‐/US // ˈpær əkˌsɪz əm, pəˈrɒk‐ //UK // (ˈpærəkˌsɪzəm) //

阵痛,痉挛,阵痛症,阵发

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any sudden, uncontrollable outburst; a fit of emotion or action: paroxysms of rage;a paroxysm of laughter;a paroxysm of coughing;The war unleashed a paroxysm of violence.
- : Pathology. a severe attack or a sudden increase in intensity of a disease, usually recurring periodically.

nounseizure, spasm

Synonyms

The current global paroxysm is intense and alarming, but it is a tremor not an earthquake.
In a paroxysm of rage and fear, he gave the final order, and the Well of Cawnpore thereby attained its ghastly immortality.
Pincher, who followed close at her heels, gave an ominous growl, and burst off into a fresh paroxysm of barking.
When about eight years old, in a paroxysm of ferocious hate, she pushed her brother Charles into the Bievre, where he was drowned.
I cry, in a paroxysm of sudden fear, pressing my hot lips upon her face.
Patients suffering from delirium tremens, for instance, may die suddenly in the midst of a paroxysm of excitement.

/par-uhk-siz-uhm, puh-rok‐/US // ˈpær əkˌsɪz əm, pəˈrɒk‐ //UK // (ˈpærəkˌsɪzəm) //

阵痛,痉挛,阵痛症,阵发

n.名词 noun

1
- : any sudden, uncontrollable outburst; a fit of emotion or action: paroxysms of rage;a paroxysm of laughter;a paroxysm of coughing;The war unleashed a paroxysm of violence.
- : Pathology. a severe attack or a sudden increase in intensity of a disease, usually recurring periodically.

nounseizure, spasm

Synonyms

The current global paroxysm is intense and alarming, but it is a tremor not an earthquake.
In a paroxysm of rage and fear, he gave the final order, and the Well of Cawnpore thereby attained its ghastly immortality.
Pincher, who followed close at her heels, gave an ominous growl, and burst off into a fresh paroxysm of barking.
When about eight years old, in a paroxysm of ferocious hate, she pushed her brother Charles into the Bievre, where he was drowned.
I cry, in a paroxysm of sudden fear, pressing my hot lips upon her face.
Patients suffering from delirium tremens, for instance, may die suddenly in the midst of a paroxysm of excitement.