twitch

twitʃ
Collins 1

英文释义

n. a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
v. make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
v. move or pull with a sudden motion

中文翻译

vi. 急拉, 抽搐, 阵痛
vt. 急拉, 攫取, 抽动
n. 急拉, 抽搐, 阵痛

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Collins 星级
9,136
BNC 频率
9,281
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记忆技巧

twitch 并没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到其构成的声音像是“抖动”的感觉，符合其意思。

例句

1. She felt a twitch in her eye after staring at the computer screen for too long.
她在电脑屏幕前盯了太久后，感觉到眼睛抽搐了一下。
2. The dog had a slight twitch in its tail when it saw the squirrel.
当那只狗看到松鼠时，它的尾巴微微抽动了一下。
3. He tried to hide the twitch of his lip when he heard the joke.
当他听到那个笑话时，他试图掩饰嘴唇的抽搐。

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