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sb's body part twitches
His left eye twitches when he's nervous.
他紧张时左眼会抽搐。
急拉, 抽搐, 抽动
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
急拉, 抽搐, 抽动
to make a sudden, uncontrolled jerky motion; also, to move or pull something with a sudden motion
His left eye twitches when he's nervous.
他紧张时左眼会抽搐。
抽搐；痉挛
To perform a twitch; spasm.
引起抽搐；痉挛
To cause to twitch; spasm.
急促而短暂地抽动
To jerk sharply and briefly.
寻找或观察鸟类,尤其是稀有鸟类
To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
twitch
Base
原形
twitches
3rd person
第三人称单数
twitching
-ing
现在分词
twitched
Past
过去式
twitched
Past participle
过去分词
His eye twitches when he is tired.
他累的时候眼睛会抽搐。
She twitched nervously during the interview.
她在面试过程中紧张地抽搐了一下。
The muscle in my leg is twitching constantly.
我腿上的肌肉不停地抽搐。
常规动词
His left eye began to twitch nervously.
他的左眼开始紧张地抽搐。
She twitched the curtain aside to look outside.
她猛地拉开窗帘向外看。
The patient had a sudden twitch in his leg.
病人的腿突然抽搐了一下。
His left eye twitches when he's nervous.
他紧张时左眼会抽搐。
常与aside, away连用表示急拉。
She twitched the curtain aside to look out.
她猛地拉开窗帘向外看。
名词用法，指一次抽搐。
He felt a twitch in his shoulder.
他感到肩膀抽搐了一下。
Not this
He has twitch in his eye.
Use this
He has a twitch in his eye.
twitch 作为名词表示'抽搐'时，是可数名词，前面需要加不定冠词 a 或定冠词 the，例如'have a twitch'。中文学习者常漏掉冠词。
Not this
He twitched from the bright light.
Use this
He twitched at the bright light.
动词 twitch 通常与介词 at 搭配表示'因……而抽动'，而不是 from。中文学习者受中文'从……'的影响，容易误用 from。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
神经性抽搐
He developed a nervous twitch in his left eye.
他左眼出现了神经性抽搐。
不由自主地抽动
Her leg twitched involuntarily during the exam.
考试时她的腿不由自主地抽动。
面部抽搐
Stress can cause a facial twitch.
压力会导致面部抽搐。
因疼痛而抽搐
The patient twitched with pain as the doctor touched the wound.
医生触碰伤口时，病人疼得抽搐。
眼皮跳
My eye twitch has been bothering me all day.
我的眼皮跳了一整天，很烦人。
我的伤疤一直在抽搐。
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry's scar twitches when Voldemort is near.
在《哈利·波特与凤凰社》中，当伏地魔靠近时，哈利的伤疤会抽搐。
Use twitch naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“推特”（Twitter）：刷微博时手指急拉，肌肉抽搐。
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical、everyday 通常用于描述肌肉不由自主的抽动，既可用于日常对话（如因紧张而抽搐），也可用于医学描述。属于中性语体。
作名词时表示一次抽搐，可数；作动词时常用作不及物（如 twitch with pain）或及物（如 twitch one's mustache）。
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