cramp

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]

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。

...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]

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。