Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9136
twitching
急拉, 抽搐, 抽动
twitching is the present participle of twitch.
to make a sudden, uncontrolled jerky motion; also, to move or pull something with a sudden motion
- 1.
To perform a twitch; spasm.
抽搐；痉挛
- 2.
To cause to twitch; spasm.
引起抽搐；痉挛
- 3.
To jerk sharply and briefly.
急促而短暂地抽动
- 4.
To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
寻找或观察鸟类,尤其是稀有鸟类
- 5.
To engage in twitching.
参与观鸟活动
抽搐；痉挛；引起抽搐；痉挛；急促而短暂地抽动；寻找或观察鸟类,尤其是稀有鸟类；参与观鸟活动
In use
His left eye began to twitch nervously.
She twitched the curtain aside to look outside.
The patient had a sudden twitch in his leg.
sb's body part twitches
His left eye twitches when he's nervous.
他紧张时左眼会抽搐。
twitch sth (aside/away)
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。
a twitch (in/of body part)
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。
Connections
Collocations
- a nervous twitch
- 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。
- twitch involuntarily
- 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。
- facial twitch
- 面部抽搐
- Stress can cause a facial twitch.压力会导致面部抽搐。
- twitch with pain
- 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。
- eye twitch
- 眼皮跳
- My eye twitch has been bothering me all day.我的眼皮跳了一整天，很烦人。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“推特”（Twitter）：刷微博时手指急拉，肌肉抽搐。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the /ɪtʃ/ ending and rhyme with 'twitch'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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