| 单词 | apoplexy |
| 释义 | apoplexy (once / 2730 pages) n Apoplexy is a sudden and often fatal fit resulting from blood vessels bursting in the brain. The 19th century character Madame Bovary became a widow because of it. Today, we generally call it "a stroke," but apoplexy sounds way better. Although apoplexy as a specific medical term is not such a common term now, the word apoplectic certainly is, meaning furious and red-faced with uncontrollable rage (so called because its symptoms of flushed red face and loss of bodily control mimic those of apoplexy). Often used humorously — apoplectic is how you might describe your parents when they see your grades — though there's nothing funny about a real apoplectic fit. WORD FAMILYapoplexy: apoplectic, apoplexies+/apoplectic: apoplectically USAGE EXAMPLESSince what’s good for the unions is often bad for the schools, and vice versa, Ms. Weingarten’s apoplexy is reason to cheer. Wall Street Journal(Nov 30, 2016) Had I received this query while I was undergoing my first treatments, it would have triggered irritation bordering on apoplexy. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) Nine have been released so far, together swirling a cocktail of wit, vitriol and apoplexy. The Guardian(Oct 19, 2016) n a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain Syn|Hypo|Hyper CVA, cerebrovascular accident, stroke ischaemic stroke, ischemic stroke the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel) haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic strokestroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain attack a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition |
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