charley horse

短语

<美><口>肌肉痉挛, 抽筋

发音

AU

词形变化

charley horses 复数

别名

charlie horse charley-horse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A muscle cramp, usually a strong one, in the thigh, leg, arm, or core.

    抽筋

    美国 习语
  2. 2.

    A punch in the thigh.

    非正式

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

cramp spasm

词源

The term may date back to American slang of the 1880s, and is possibly from the pitcher Charlie "Old Hoss" Radbourn, who is said to have suffered from cramps.

来源：wiktionary