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词汇 twitchy
释义 twitchy
adjective
uk /ˈtwɪtʃ.i/ us /ˈtwɪtʃ.i/
nervous and worried, sometimes showing this through sudden movements or movements that do not appear smooth or relaxed: 焦急的;紧张的
On camera he appears twitchy and ill at ease.在摄像机前他显得很紧张,浑身不自在。
The president is getting twitchy about the fall in his popularity.总统对他支持率的下降感到焦躁不安。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Anxious and worried
(all) hot and botheredidiom
aflutter
agitated
angsty
anxious
fretfully
frightened
fuss
get in a sweatidiom
goosey
pit of your stomachidiom
preoccupied
prey
prey on sb's mindidiom
prey on something
worried
worriedly
worrier
worrywart
wound up

Examples of twitchy


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It is not very sensible to try to disarm a twitchy warlord—if one can dignify the man by such a title—by threatening to attack him.
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Parliament has justifiably been very twitchy recently about making sure that parliamentary approval is sought for major policy changes.
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They were twitchy, but curious.
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He tries the words itchy twitchy heart and herky jerky heart but is unsatisfied.
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The sensors inside of it were far too twitchy around anything metal and made it difficult to use.
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However, similar to other reviews they faulted the game's twitchy controls.
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It features twitchy space-ace rhythms, rapping verses and talks about an echo-laden invitation to jet off to the new millennium.
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It impresses as nervous and twitchy, flicking its wings alternately when still.
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Panic is paranoid, twitchy, panicky, and easily spooked, as his name suggests, but he appears to be relatively smart and is very cautious.
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The small wing area and the fairly high wing loading, coupled with pushrod-operated flying controls, creates an aircraft that is very responsive without being twitchy.
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They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses, and what's with all the carrots?
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Depending on where he is in his sleep/wake cycle, he can be a friendly rogue, a coldly brutal mercenary, a twitchy junkie and thief, or a deadly, raving psychotic.
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Compared to racing bikes, flat bar bikes often have longer wheelbases, more trail (giving a more stable, less twitchy ride) and are 5-8lbkg 1 heavier.
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Steve is naturally twitchy because of his criminal past.
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