cramp

名词 cramp:

1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
   同义词：spasm, muscle spasm
2. a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued
3. a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
   同义词：cramp iron

动词 cramp:

1. secure with a cramp
2. prevent the progress or free movement of
   同义词：hamper, halter, strangle

1. All these difficulties cramped his progress.
   所有这些困难阻碍了他的进步。
2. The swimmer got cramp in his legs and had to be helped out of the water.
   游泳者两腿抽筋，不得不由他人救助出水。

cramp

n.（名词）
A sudden, involuntary, spasmodic muscular contraction causing severe pain, often occurring in the leg or shoulder as the result of strain or chill.
痉挛：一种由于紧张或寒冷而导致的肌肉突发性、无意识的、间歇性的紧缩，能导致剧烈的疼痛，通常发生在腿部或肩部
A temporary partial paralysis of habitually or excessively used muscles.
抽筋：肌肉习惯性或过分活动引起的局部暂时性麻痹
cramps Spasmodic contractions of the uterus, such as those occurring during menstruation or labor, usually causing pain in the abdomen that may radiate to the lower back and thighs.
cramps 子宫痉挛：子宫的痉挛性收缩，比如发生在行经期，通常能导致腹部疼痛并有可能引起下背部和臀部的疼痛
v.（动词）
cramped,cramp.ing,cramps
v.tr.（及物动词）
To affect with or as if with a cramp.
使引起痉挛，似引起痉挛
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To suffer from or experience cramps.
痉挛，绞痛：遭受痉挛或承受痉挛

来源：
Middle English crampe
中古英语 crampe
from Old French
源自 古法语
[of Germanic origin]
[源于日耳曼语]

cramp
cramp 2

n.（名词）
A frame with an adjustable part to hold pieces together; a clamp.
夹，钳：一种有一个可调整部分的能把东西夹在一起的架子；钳子
A cramp iron.
铁钩，钢筋
A compressing or restraining force, influence, or thing.
约束，束缚：压缩或限制的力量、影响或事物
A confined position or part.
限定位置或部分
v.tr.（及物动词）
cramped,cramp.ing,cramps
To hold together with a cramp.
用夹子夹紧
To shut in so closely as to restrict the physical freedom of:
关住，限制，约束：把…紧紧关闭以限制其身体自由：
例句：
were cramped in the tiny cubicle.
被关在这个小卧室中

To steer (the wheels of a vehicle) to make a turn.
使（车子的轮子）转弯
To jam (a wheel) by a short turn.
由于急转弯使（轮子）不能转动
adj.（形容词）
Restricted; narrowed.
受限制的；狭窄的
Difficult to read or decipher.
难读的，难辨认的

<习惯用语>cramp (one`s) style
To restrict or prevent from free action or expression.
限制或防止…自由行动或表述
来源：
Probably Middle Dutch crampe [hook, cramp]
可能为 中古荷兰语 crampe [钩，钳]