- [uncountable, countable]
a sudden pain that you get when the muscles in a particular part of your body contract, usually caused by cold or too much exercise 痛性痉挛;抽筋 - (British English)
to get cramp in your leg 腿部抽筋 - (North American English)
to get a cramp in your leg 腿部抽筋
Extra ExamplesI was beginning to get cramp in my leg. 我的腿开始抽筋。 I was suddenly seized by an attack of cramp. 我突然抽筋了。 She had a sudden painful cramp in her left leg. 她突然左腿抽筋,很痛苦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- agonizing
- bad
- painful
- …
- attack
- get
- have
- suffer
- …
- cramp in
- (British English)
- cramps[plural]
severe pain in the stomach Topics Illnessc2(腹部)绞痛 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- agonizing
- bad
- painful
- …
- attack
- get
- have
- suffer
- …
- cramp in
Word Originlate Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch krampe; sense 1 of the noun is via Old French crampe.