Yahoo香港字典 搜尋

搜尋結果

1. Oxford Dictionary

   twitch

   • IPA[twɪtʃ]

   英式

   • v.
     give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement；cause to move in a specified direction by giving a sharp pull
   • n.
     a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement；a sudden pull or jerk

   • verb: twitch, 3rd person present: twitches, gerund or present participle: twitching, past tense: twitched, past participle: twitched

   • noun: twitch, plural noun: twitches

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered the dog twitched his ears 同義詞 jerk, move spasmodically/convulsively, spasm, convulse, flutter, ... 更多quiver, tremble, shiver, quaver, shudder
   • ▪ cause to move in a specified direction by giving a sharp pull he twitched a cigarette out of a packet 同義詞 snatch, pluck, pull, tug, tweak, ... 更多informalyank
   • 2. use a twitch to subdue (a horse).

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement his mouth gave a slight twitch 同義詞 spasm, convulsive movement, convulsion, jerk, flutter, ... 更多quiver, tremor, shiver, shudder, tic
   • ▪ a sudden pull or jerk he gave a twitch at his moustache 同義詞 pull, tug, tweak, informalyank
   • ▪ a sudden sharp sensation; a pang he felt a twitch of annoyance 同義詞 twinge, dart, stab, prick, pang
   • 2. a small noose attached to a stick, which may be twisted around the upper lip or the ear of a horse to subdue it during veterinary procedures.