学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3533 convulse

 今天我们要学的词是 convulse.

 

convulse 的意思是震动，颤动。The spread of the coronavirus has caused stock markets to convulse with indexes experiencing sharp losses across the globe. 冠状病毒的传播日趋扩大，给股市带来震荡，全球各地股指均出现大幅下滑。

 

Egypt's state TV reported the country's former President Hosni Mubarak had died at 91. He was ousted¹ in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that had convulsed several regimes across the Middle East. 埃及国家电视台报道，埃及前总统穆巴拉克去世，享年91岁。穆巴拉克在2011年震撼中东各地政权的阿拉伯之春暴动中下台。

1 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。