cramp /kræmp/ CET6+ TEM8 ( cramping, cramped, cramps )

• 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]

  例：

  Hillsden was complaining of a cramp in his calf muscles.

  希尔斯登一直在抱怨他小腿肌肉抽筋。

  例：

  ...muscle cramps.

  …肌肉痉挛。

• 2. 

  N-VAR a strip of metal with its ends bent at right angles, used to bind masonry 钳子; 夹子 (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. 束缚某人行为 [非正式]

  例：

  Like more and more women, she believes wedlock would cramp her style.

  和越来越多的女性一样，她认为婚姻会束缚她的行为方式。