Adjective:

1. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm;

   "convulsive motions"
   "his body made a spasmodic jerk"
   "spastic movements"
   

2. resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent;

   "a convulsive rage"
   "convulsive laughter"
   

jerkyadj.急动的；颠簸的n.肉干

suddenadj.突然的；出乎意料的n.突发之事

abruptadj.突然的；唐突的；意外的；陡峭的

violentadj.猛烈的；强烈的；暴力的；极端的

uncontrollableadj.无法管束的；控制不住的

irregularadj.不规则的；不整齐的；不合法的；不合规矩的n.不合格品；非正规军

spasticadj.痉挛的；抽筋的；笨的n.痉挛性麻痹患者

spasmodicadj.间歇的；痉挛的；突发性的

1. Her breath came in convulsive gasps.
   她的呼吸变得突然喘不过气来。
2. Other causes of unconsciousness predisposing to aspiration lung abscess are convulsive seizures.
   造成吸入性肺脓肿昏迷的其他原因，有惊厥发作。
3. She burst into a convulsive sobs.
   她突然抽泣起来。
4. One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.
   你只能缓和而巧妙地让其他念头进入痉挛性僵持的头脑。