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convulsive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·vul·sive /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ adjective [usually before noun]  VIOLENTa convulsive movement or action is sudden, violent, and impossible to control 突然的;剧烈的;不能控制的 a convulsive sob 不能控制的抽噎convulsively adverb Con’s body jerked convulsively. 康的身体突然猛地一抖。
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convulsiveHe began to cough in rasping barks that became horribly convulsive before eventually subsiding.The coup led to convulsive changes in U.S.-Central American relations.But if the article appears less than earth-shaking, getting it into print proved a convulsive experience for the Sun newsroom.A convulsive fit so that his thin frame shook.For Francesca, who's almost 3, suffers from a brain disorder which triggers off convulsive fits.She seized the handle, but the impetus was too great, and it was wrenched from her convulsive grasp.One convulsive shudder, and he was no more.His feet made a quick convulsive shuffle.The only sound in the house is the occasional last convulsive sob from the top of the stairs.
con·vul·sive adjectiveChineseSyllable
and to is a action movement sudden, impossible convulsive or violent, Corpus


convulsive
convulsive /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ adjective [usually before noun]
a convulsive movement or action is sudden, violent, and impossible to control:
    a convulsive sob
—convulsively adverb:
    Con’s body jerked convulsively.


con·vul·siveBrE /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ 🔊 adjective(of movements or actions 动作或行动) sudden and impossible to control 突然而无法控制的;痉挛的;抽搐的a convulsive movement/attack/fit 痉挛的动作/发作Her breath came in convulsive gasps. 她突然喘不过气来。🔊🔊 con·vul·sive·ly BrE /kənˈvʌlsɪvli/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈvʌlsɪvli/ 🔊 adverbweeping convulsively抽泣