twitch

twitch

英 [twɪtʃ]
　　美 [twɪtʃ]

n. 抽搐；抽動；痙攣；陣痛
　　vi. 抽搐；抽動；陣痛
　　vt. 使抽動；攫取；猛拉

中文詞源：

twitch 急拉，抽搐，緊張，痙攣

來自古英語 twiccian,拉，掐，拔出，詞源同 tweak.拼寫比較 bake,batch.引申詞義急拉，抽搐， 痙攣等。

例句：

1. He developed a nervous twitch and began to blink constantly.
他身體出現瞭神經性抽搐，開始不停地眨眼睛。

2. When I stood up to her, her right cheek would begin to twitch.
當我作出反抗時，她右側臉龐就會開始抽搐。

3. As they turned to leave, they saw the curtains twitch in the house next door.
當他們轉身要離開時，他們看到隔壁房子的窗簾被猛地扯瞭一下。

4. I noticed little things, a dip of the head, a twitch in the shoulder.
我註意到瞭一些細節：頭的往下一沉，肩膀的突然顫動。

5. If I don't get a bite in a few minutes I lift the rod and twitch the bait.
如果幾分鐘沒有魚上鉤,我就提起釣竿晃動一下魚餌.