cramp
n
1 [U] sudden and painful tightening of the muscles, usu caused by cold or too much exercise, making movement difficult 痙攣; 抽筋
The swimmer got cramp in his legs and had to be helped out of the water. 游泳者兩腿抽筋, 不得不由他人救助出水.
writer's cramp, ie in the muscles of the hand 書寫痙攣.
2 cramps [pl]
(esp US) severe pain in the stomach 絞痛.
cramp v
1 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)]
give insufficient space or scope to (sb/sth); hinder or prevent the movement or development of (sb/sth) 限制在狹小的范圍內(nèi); 阻礙或妨礙(某人[某事物])的活動(dòng)或發(fā)展
All these difficulties cramped his progress. 所有這些困難阻礙了他的進(jìn)步.
I feel cramped by the limitations of my job. 我覺(jué)得受工作束縛, 沒(méi)有什麼奔頭兒.
2 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) be cramped for `room/`space be without enough room, etc 缺乏足夠的空間等的
We're a bit cramped for space in this attic. 在這間閣樓里我們有點(diǎn)活動(dòng)不開(kāi). cramp sb's `style (infml 口) prevent sb from doing sth freely, or as well as he can 使某人不能放開(kāi)手腳; 使某人不能施展其才能
It cramps my style to have you watching over me all the time. 你老是盯著我使我放不開(kāi)手腳.
cramp n
1 (also `cramp-iron) metal bar with bent ends, used in building for holding together timbers or blocks of stone 兩爪釘; 扣釘; 爬釘; 彎頭鋼筋.
2 = clamp 1. cramp, v [Tn]
fasten (sth) with a cramp 用兩爪釘鉤緊(某物)
cramp a beam, wall, etc 用兩爪釘把梁、 墻等接連在一起.