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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   twitch

   • IPA[twiCH]

   美式

   • 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
   • 相關詞

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement the dog twitched his ears he saw her lips twitch and her eyelids flutter 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. apply a sudden pull or jerk to (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 mustache 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 stick with a small noose attached to one end. The noose may be twisted around the upper lip or the ear of a horse to subdue it, especially during veterinary procedures.

   slow-twitch

   • adj.
     (of a muscle fiber) contracting slowly, providing endurance rather than strength: people with more slow-twitch fibers have more sustained aerobic capacity

   Oxford American Dictionary

   slow-twitch

   • adj.
     (of a muscle fibre) contracting slowly, providing endurance rather than strength: people with more slow-twitch fibres have more sustained aerobic capacity

   Oxford Dictionary

   fast-twitch

   • adj.
     (of a muscle fibre) contracting rapidly, thus providing strength rather than endurance.

   Oxford Dictionary

   fast-twitch

   • adj.
     (of a muscle fiber) contracting rapidly, thus providing power rather than endurance.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   twitch grass

   • n.
     another term for couch

   Oxford American Dictionary

   twitch grass

   • n.
     couch grass.

   Oxford Dictionary

3. • 更多解釋

   twitch

   • IPA[twɪtʃ]

   英式

   • v.
     give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement: her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered the dog twitched his ears
   • n.
     a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement: his mouth gave a slight twitch

   Oxford Dictionary