apoplexy
apoplexy — noun
1. an overwhelming feeling of rage that a person finds very difficult or impossible
an overwhelming feeling of rage that a person finds very difficult or impossible to control
Maeve was sent into apoplexy when her boss gave the promotion to a less experienced colleague.
passive: be sent into apoplexy + cause
The leaked report about the company's safety violations sent shareholders into apoplexy.
active: send [sb] into apoplexy
Yan nearly had apoplexy when the repair bill arrived for a damaged truck in the driveway.
The city council was in a state of apoplexy over the sudden resignation of the mayor.
Kemi's grandmother practically had apoplexy when the children trampled her flower garden.
文法句型
send [someone] into apoplexy
have apoplexy
be in a state of apoplexy
用法筆記
Common in formal writing and dramatic descriptions. Often appears with the verb 'send' in the phrase 'send someone into apoplexy' or with 'have' as 'have apoplexy'.
常見錯誤
2. a medical emergency in which bleeding inside the brain suddenly damages a person
a medical emergency in which bleeding inside the brain suddenly damages a person's ability to move, speak, or stay conscious
Charlotte's grandfather suffered an apoplexy and lost the ability to speak properly.
suffer an apoplexy + consequence
The doctor explained that Minh's apoplexy came from a burst blood vessel in the brain.
Before modern medicine, apoplexy often caused sudden collapse in older people.
Maja's aunt recovered from an apoplexy but needed months of physical therapy to walk again.
The old medical records listed apoplexy as the cause of death for many patients over sixty.
- stroke
the standard modern term for the same condition
- brain haemorrhage
specifically names the bleeding that causes the stroke
文法句型
suffer (an) apoplexy
die of apoplexy
recover from apoplexy
用法筆記
A largely historical or literary term for what is now more commonly called a stroke. Unlike a heart attack, the condition specifically involves bleeding inside the brain.