paroxysm 的定义
- 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.
paroxysm 近义词
seizure, spasm
更多paroxysm例句
- 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.