1[countableC, uncountableU]MI a severepain that you get in part of your body when a muscle becomes too tight, making it difficult for you to move that part of your body 痛性痉挛;痉挛,抽筋
Several players were suffering from cramp.
有几名球员抽筋了。
muscle cramps
肌肉痉挛
have/get (a) cramp
One of the swimmers got cramp and had to drop out of the race.
2.(stomach) cramps[plural]MIseverepains in the stomach, especially the ones that women get when they menstruate 〔尤指女性经期的〕(腹部)绞痛
Examples from the Corpus
(stomach) cramps• Midway through the fourthlap, I began to develop stomach cramps.• Too much driedfruit at one time can cause stomach cramps, gas and even diarrhea.
have/get (a) cramp• I got cramp Did you take too little or too much liquid on board?• I got cramp in my leg and I just couldn't get out of the chair.• Yet the more she sipped the more sick she felt; and then she began to have a cramp in her stomach.
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。