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paroxysm

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

阵痛,痉挛,阵痛症,阵发

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.

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Examples

  • 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.