cramp

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR A cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramps in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time. 抽筋[also N in pl]
Hillsden was complaining of a cramp in his calf muscles. 希爾斯登一直在抱怨他小腿肌肉抽筋。
...muscle cramps. …肌肉痙攣。
2. N-VAR a strip of metal with its ends bent at right angles, used to bind masonry 鉗子; 夾子 (Also called cramp iron)[also N in pl]
3. PHRASE If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behaviour in some way. 束縛某人行爲[非正式]
Like more and more women, she believes wedlock would cramp her style. 和越來越多的女性一樣，她認爲婚姻會束縛她的行爲方式。