paroxysm

🇺🇸 /ˈpærəksɪzəm/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpærəksɪzəm/
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noun
R

A sudden, intense outburst of emotion or feeling.

She was overcome by a paroxysm of fear when she saw the spider.

当她看到蜘蛛时,她被一阵恐惧的痉挛所征服。

R

A sudden, intense episode of a disease or condition, often causing physical discomfort.

He suffered a paroxysm of coughing that left him gasping for air.

他遭受了一阵剧烈的咳嗽,让他喘不过气来。

translation

n. 情感爆发, 发作

词形变化

Plural paroxysms