convulse
英 [kən'vʌls]
美 [kən'vʌls]
助記提示
1. con- + vuls- + -e.
2. => tear up, pull up, pluck up, shake, destroy, overthrow.
3. => shake violently.
中文詞源
convulse 痙攣con-, 強調。-vul, 拔，扯，詞源同vulture, wool.
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. This event convulse the whole world .
- 這個事件震驚中外。
來自辭典例句
- 2. Their bodies convulse, in agony , and, pain.
- 他們的什麽顫抖著.
來自互聯網
- 3. That frolick which shakes one man with laughter will convulse another with indignation.
- “嘻鬧”,讓一個人發笑,也讓另一個人義憤.
來自互聯網