Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense cramps, present participle cramping, past tense, past participle cramped
1N-UNCOUNT 痛性痉挛;抽筋Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time. 痛性痉挛;抽筋
Hillsden was complaining of cramp in his calf muscles. [+ in]
2PHRASE 束缚…的手脚;使不能放开手脚 If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behaviour in some way. 束缚…的手脚;使不能放开手脚 [informal]
Like more and more women, she believes marriage would cramp her style.
ADJECTIVE | ... OF CRAMP | VERB + CRAMP | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤agonizing, bad, painful, severe極度痛苦的/糟糕的/痛苦的/嚴重的痙攣▸➤sudden突然痙攣◇She had a sudden painful cramp in her left leg.她突然左腿抽筋,很痛苦。➤leg, muscle腿部/肌肉痙攣▸➤abdominal cramps, menstrual cramps, stomach cramps腹絞痛;痛經;胃絞痛... OF CRAMP➤attack (BrE) 痙攣發作◇I was suddenly seized by an attack of cramp.我突然抽筋了。VERB + CRAMP➤get, have, suffer抽筋➤ease, relieve緩解抽筋➤prevent防止抽筋PREPOSITION➤cramp in⋯部位抽筋◇I was beginning to get cramp in my leg. (BrE) 我的腿開始抽筋。◇I was beginning to get a cramp in my leg. (NAmE) 我的腿開始抽筋。