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twitch

英 [twɪtʃ] 美 [twɪtʃ]

解释

n. 抽搐；抽动；痉挛；阵痛
vi. 抽搐；抽动；阵痛
vt. 使抽动；攫取；猛拉

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中文词源

twitch 急拉，抽搐，紧张，痉挛

来自古英语 twiccian,拉，掐，拔出，词源同 tweak.拼写比较 bake,batch.引申词义急拉，抽搐，痉挛等。

英文词源

twitch: twitch: see twig
twitch (v.): late 12c., to-twic-chen "pull apart with a quick jerk," related to Old English twiccian "to pluck, gather, catch hold of," from Proto-Germanic *twikjon- (cognates: Low German twicken, Dutch twikken, Old High German gizwickan, German zwicken "to pinch, tweak"). Related: Twitched; twitching.
twitch (n.): 1520s, from twitch (v.).

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例句和用法

1. He developed a nervous twitch and began to blink constantly.: 他身体出现了神经性抽搐，开始不停地眨眼睛。

2. When I stood up to her, her right cheek would begin to twitch.: 当我作出反抗时，她右侧脸庞就会开始抽搐。

3. As they turned to leave, they saw the curtains twitch in the house next door.: 当他们转身要离开时，他们看到隔壁房子的窗帘被猛地扯了一下。

4. I noticed little things, a dip of the head, a twitch in the shoulder.: 我注意到了一些细节：头的往下一沉，肩膀的突然颤动。

5. If I don't get a bite in a few minutes I lift the rod and twitch the bait.: 如果几分钟没有鱼上钩,我就提起钓竿晃动一下鱼饵.