late 12c., to-twic-chen "pull apart with a quick jerk," related to Old English twiccian "to pluck, gather, catch hold of," from Proto-Germanic *twikjon- (cognates: Low German twicken, Dutch twikken, Old High German gizwickan, German zwicken "to pinch, tweak"). Related: Twitched; twitching.
twitch (n.)
1520s, from twitch (v.).
权威例句
1. He developed a nervous twitch and began to blink constantly.
他身体出现了神经性抽搐,开始不停地眨眼睛。
2. When I stood up to her, her right cheek would begin to twitch.
当我作出反抗时,她右侧脸庞就会开始抽搐。
3. As they turned to leave, they saw the curtains twitch in the house next door.
当他们转身要离开时,他们看到隔壁房子的窗帘被猛地扯了一下。
4. I noticed little things, a dip of the head, a twitch in the shoulder.
我注意到了一些细节:头的往下一沉,肩膀的突然颤动。
5. If I don't get a bite in a few minutes I lift the rod and twitch the bait.