词汇 | twitch |
释义 | twitch verb uk /twɪtʃ/ us /twɪtʃ/ twitchverb (MOVE SLIGHTLY)[ I or T ] (to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to: (使)抽搐;(使)抽动;(使)颤动 He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.他试图忍住笑,但感到嘴角在抽动。 She twitched her nose like a rabbit.她像兔子一样抽动了一下鼻子。 Disorders of muscles & the nervous system acoustic neuroma ageusia agraphia akinetic-rigid HD alexia charley horse CJD comatose dysgraphia dysphasia dysphasic dysphonia dyspraxia neuralgia neurosurgical NMO palsy Parkinson's parosmia shin splints You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making short, sudden movements twitchverb (PULL)[ T ] to give something a sudden light pull: 急拉;轻拉;拉扯 You'll feel something twitch the line when you get a fish.鱼上钩时,你会感到有东西在轻轻拉钓鱼线。 curtains twitch UKinformaldisapproving If you say that curtains twitch, you mean that someone is very interested in what their neighbours(= people who live near them) are doing and tries to find out by looking out of the window without being seen: It is easy to imagine the curtains twitching furiously when a young couple moved into the area and refused to clip their hedges. twitch (the/your) curtains UKinformaldisapproving to be very interested in what your neighbours(= people who live near you) are doing and try to find out by looking out of the window without being seen: Who needs to twitch curtains, when the neighbours are performing on the front lawn with spotlights and a backing band? Pulling draft drag drag someone away draw something up haul heave heave-ho heft hitch something up pull at something reel reel something in/out retract retractable suck tow traction wrench wrest yank twitch noun[ C ] uk /twɪtʃ/ us /twɪtʃ/ twitchnoun[C] (UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT)a sudden small, usually unintentional, movement of a part of the body: 抽搐;抽动;颤动 I have a twitch in the corner of my eye.我的眼角在跳。 Making short, sudden movements aquiver choppily choppiness convulse convulsion flick jar jerk jerkily jerkiness jerky quake quiver recoil shaky shook shudder squirm toss whip twitchnoun[C] (PULL)a sudden light pull or movement急拉;轻拉;拉扯 Pulling draft drag drag someone away draw something up haul heave heave-ho heft hitch something up pull at something reel reel something in/out retract retractable suck tow traction wrench wrest yank twitch | American Dictionarytwitch verb[ I/T ] us/twɪtʃ/ to make a short and sudden movement, or to cause part of your body to move suddenly: [ I ]She saw his mouth twitch into a little smile that disappeared almost at once. twitchnoun[ C ]us/twɪtʃ/ She signalled with a twitch of her finger. Examples of twitchtwitch The contractions were not immediate, with muscle fibres twitching for up to 15 s prior to contraction. As the smoke wafts my way, my nostrils begin twitching, my throat becomes parched, and my resulting cough wakes me up. If one twitches a muscle in the face, one spends £1 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I twitched a little when he said that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Twitching movements, however, suggest that one is much more likely to be dealing with a live body than a dead one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His father describes twitching about his eyes and head and so on, showing his nerves have broken down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Patients can suffer transitory visual problems, grand or petit mal seizures, and involuntary tics or muscle twitches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Twitches observed by the doctor who examined the foetus and by other eye-witnesses could not constitute signs of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I knew that there was no aggression coming from him, because his moustache was not twitching. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I only wish that every time he twitched his face he would spend another £1 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In his contribution, those interests extended to twitching and to classical and literary references. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each muscle fibre begins twitching independently, and in some cases one single muscle impulse gets loose, so to speak, and courses round and round the heart. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The veteran also had a problem with his knee and, while under general anaesthetic, had experienced muscle twitching which his orthopaedic surgeon thought should be further investigated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He used his bristling moustache to express all kinds of emotion by twitching or moving it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other symptoms may include tingling of the skin (paresthesias), prolonged muscle spasms, weakness in the limbs, nerve pain, muscle twitching, palpitations, and functional bowel disturbances. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of twitch These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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