paroxysm

英 [ˈpærəksɪzəm]

美 [ˈpærəksɪzəm]

n.  突然发作; (病痛的)突然发作，阵发

复数：paroxysms　

GRE医学

BNC.34076 / COCA.28107

牛津词典

noun

• 突然发作
  a sudden strong feeling or expression of an emotion that cannot be controlled
  1. paroxysms of hate
     突然满腔仇恨
  2. a paroxysm of laughter
     一阵狂笑
• （病痛的）突然发作，阵发
  a sudden short attack of pain, causing physical shaking that cannot be controlled

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （情绪的）突然爆发
  Aparoxysm ofemotion is a sudden, very strong occurrence of it.
  1. He exploded in a paroxysm of rage.
     他突然勃然大怒。
  2. ...a paroxysm of grief.
     突然悲痛欲绝
• N-COUNT （咳嗽、大笑或剧痛引起的）身体震颤；阵发
  Aparoxysmis a series of sudden, violent, uncontrollable movements that your body makes because you are coughing, laughing, or in great pain.
  1. He broke into a paroxysm of coughing.
     他突然猛咳了一阵。

英英释义

noun

• a sudden uncontrollable attack
  1. a paroxysm of giggling
  2. a fit of coughing
  3. convulsions of laughter
  Synonym:fitconvulsion

双语例句

• She said nothing further till the paroxysm was over; then she continued, more kindly&` I'm not wishing you greater torment than I have, Heathcliff.
  她说不出话来，直到这阵激动过去，才又接着说，稍微温和一些了。我并不愿意你受的苦比我受的还大，希刺克厉夫。
• The cloud of spectators followed, jesting, in a paroxysm of delight.
  一大群观众，乐到发狂，嘴里胡言乱语，都跟着走。
• In a sudden paroxysm of rage, wilt picked it up and hurled it across the room.
  威尔特突然火冒三丈，把它捡起来扔到房间的另一头。
• A paroxysm of laughter [ anger] A hearty, boisterous burst of laughter.
  一阵突发的笑声[愤怒]
• A painful paroxysm of coughing.
  突然一阵痛苦的狂咳。
• In a sudden paroxysm of jealousy he threw her clothes out of the window.
  突然一阵嫉妒，他把她的衣服扔出窗外。
• The relapse paroxysm and long range difficult to cure nature falling sickness use medicine to lead to the dysfunction being complicated by cognition.
  难治性癫痫的反复发作和长期用药又导致并发认知功能障碍。
• Linton had sunk prostrate again in another paroxysm of helpless fear, caused by his father's glance towards him, I suppose: there was nothing else to produce such humiliation.
  林惇又在一阵无能为力的恐惧中伏在地上，我想这是由于他父亲瞅了他一眼的缘故：没有别的可以产生这种屈辱。
• The paroxysm and destructiveness of crisis incidents increase the difficulty in management.
  由于危机事件具有突发性、破坏性等特点，从而增加了对其管理的难度。
• He broke into a paroxysm of coughing.
  他突然猛咳了一阵。