tic
tic — 名詞
- ticsingular
- ticsplural
1. a quick, involuntary jerk of a muscle — typically in the face or neck — that a p
抽搐
臉部或肌肉不自主的快速抽動
a quick, involuntary jerk of a muscle — typically in the face or neck — that a person cannot stop, often linked to stress or a nerve condition
Ryo felt a tic pull at the corner of his eye during the interview.
Ryo 在面試時感到眼角一陣抽搐。
collocation: tic + pull at [body part]
The doctor explained that Faisal's facial tic was made worse by heavy stress.
醫生解釋說，Faisal 的臉部抽搐因為壓力過大而變得更嚴重。
collocation: facial tic
Nellie tried to hide the tic in her cheek by turning her head slowly.
Nellie 試著慢慢轉頭，來遮住她臉頰上的抽搐。
Whenever Caio spoke before the class, a small tic appeared near his mouth.
每當 Caio 在全班面前發言時，嘴角附近就會出現一個小抽搐。
The neurologist told Niran that the eyelid tic would fade on its own within weeks.
神經科醫師告訴 Niran，他的眼皮抽搐幾週內就會自行消失。
用法筆記
Frequently paired with body-part words (facial tic, eyelid tic, shoulder tic). Distinguish from sense 2 (BEHAVIORAL QUIRK): this sense always involves a physical muscle movement, not a speech or behaviour pattern.
常見錯誤
2. a small, repeated habit in the way someone speaks or acts — like clearing the th
慣性動作
不自覺重複的說話或行為方式
a small, repeated habit in the way someone speaks or acts — like clearing the throat often or tapping fingers — that they do without noticing
Tariro's verbal tic of saying 'you know' after every sentence annoyed her friends.
Tariro 說話時總會加上「你知道嗎」的慣性動作，讓朋友們很困擾。
collocation: verbal tic
Ryo had a small tic of drumming his fingers on the desk while reading.
Ryo 有個不自覺的小動作：看書時手指會在桌上來回敲打。
pattern: tic of + verb-ing
Faisal's tic of clearing his throat before speaking made his colleagues smile.
Faisal 每次發言前都會清一下喉嚨，這個習慣讓同事們都笑了。
Nellie had a tic of tapping her pen three times at every meeting.
Nellie 有個慣性動作，每次開會都會用筆敲三下桌子。
The dentist's messages to his patients always ended with two exclamation marks — a friendly tic they came to expect.
牙醫傳給病人的訊息，結尾總是兩個驚嘆號——大家早已習慣了這個親切的小動作。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (MUSCLE TWITCH): this sense describes a repeated speech or behaviour habit, not a physical muscle movement. The tic is often verbal (a filler word or phrase) or gestural (tapping, clearing the throat).
常見錯誤
tic — 動詞
- ticpresent simple I / you / we / they
- tics3rd person singular
- ticcing-ing form
- ticcedpast simple
1. to experience quick, involuntary twitches, most often in the face, usually from
抽動
肌肉不由自主地快速抽動
to experience quick, involuntary twitches, most often in the face, usually from stress or a nerve condition
Ryo's eyelid began to tic badly during the final minutes of the driving test.
Ryo 在駕照考試的最後幾分鐘，眼皮開始劇烈抽動。
intransitive: [body part] + tic
Faisal noticed his thumb started to tic whenever he felt anxious about money.
Faisal 發現每當他為錢感到焦慮時，拇指就會開始抽動。
The muscle beneath Nellie's right eye tics whenever she stays up too late.
Nellie 熬夜太久的時候，右眼下方的那塊肌肉就會抽動。
Caio's left shoulder began to tic after he switched to a stronger coffee.
Caio 換了更濃的咖啡後，左肩就開始抽動了。
Niran gripped the arms of the dentist's chair, staying completely still, yet the corner of his mouth began to tic.
Niran 抓緊牙醫診療椅的扶手，全身靜止不動，但嘴角又開始抽動了。
- twitch
more common in everyday speech; 'tic' as a verb is rarer and more clinical
文法句型
[body part] + tic
用法筆記
Almost always intransitive. The subject is typically a body part (eyelid, shoulder, cheek), not the person. Distinguish from the noun sense 1 (MUSCLE TWITCH): as a verb, it describes the action of twitching rather than the twitch itself.