twitch
verb
noun
twɪtʃ verb
1 if a part of someone’s body twitches, or if they twitch it, it makes a small sudden movement 〔身体的某个部分〕颤动,抽动,抽搐 I,T
His mouth twitched slightly , and then he smiled.
他嘴唇轻轻动了动,然后笑了。
He twitched his eyebrows.
他皱了皱眉。
2 to move something quickly and suddenly 猛拉,急扯 T
Sarah twitched the reins, and we moved off.
萨拉猛地一拉缰绳,我们出发了。
noun
3 a quick movement of a muscle, especially one that you cannot control 〔肌肉的〕抽搐,颤动
a nervous twitch
神经性抽搐
4 a sudden quick movement 猛的一拉,一动
There was no movement in the house, not even a twitch of the curtains.
房子里没有一丝动静,连窗帘都没有掀动一下。