twitching

IPA/ˈtwɪtʃ.ɪŋ/
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twitching — 名詞

  • twitchingsingular
  • twitchingsplural

1. an uncontrolled, jerky movement of a muscle or some area on your body that you c

1.名詞B2
釋義

抽搐；抽動

身體部位不自主的小動作

an uncontrolled, jerky movement of a muscle or some area on your body that you cannot stop — for example, an eyelid that flutters, or a corner of the mouth that pulls when you are exhausted or stressed.

例句

After three nights of poor sleep, a small twitching developed in Ava's left eyelid.

連續三晚睡不好之後，Ava 的左眼瞼出現了輕微的抽動。

twitching + in + [body part] for location

The doctor asked whether the muscle twitching in Hyun's leg had been happening every morning.

醫生問 Hyun 腿部的肌肉抽搐是否每天早上都會發生。

uncountable: 'the muscle twitching in [body part]'

同義詞
  • spasm

    stronger and often painful; a medical term for a sustained contraction rather than a brief one

  • jerk

    larger, more forceful movement — often the whole limb moves, not just a small spot

  • tremor

    shaking or vibrating motion rather than a single pull; often refers to a rhythmic, ongoing condition

文法句型

twitching + in/ + [body part]

a twitching + of + [body part]

用法筆記

Commonly used with the prepositions 'in' or 'of' to specify where on the body the movement occurs. Countable when referring to a single event ('a twitching in his hand'), uncountable when discussing the condition generally ('muscle twitching after exercise').

常見錯誤

❌I have a twitch in my leg for three days now.
✅My leg has been twitching for three days now.
💡The noun 'twitch' works best for single instances; the continuous verb form is more natural for ongoing conditions that last days.

2. the informal hobby of travelling long distances just to see rare birds where the

2.名詞C1
釋義

追鳥

鳥友長途尋找罕見鳥類的活動

the informal hobby of travelling long distances just to see rare birds where they live in the wild — a term used among birdwatchers.

例句

Piotr spent the weekend doing twitching in coastal woods, hoping to see a rare owl.

Piotr 整個週末都在沿海林地追鳥，希望能看到一種稀有的貓頭鷹。

doing twitching — uncountable noun for the activity

Soraya had been into twitching for years and had seen over four hundred bird species.

Soraya 投入追鳥活動多年，已經看過超過四百種鳥類。

'into twitching' — informal expression for being interested in the hobby

同義詞
  • birdwatching

    the broader, more general term for observing birds; twitching is a specific intensive type of birdwatching focused on rare species

  • birding

    informal equivalent of birdwatching; less specific than twitching

文法句型

go/doing + twitching

into + twitching

twitching + trip

用法筆記

This slang sense is almost exclusively used within British birdwatching communities. Beginners to the hobby are sometimes called 'twitchers'. Not to be confused with the general body-movement sense — context (birds, travel, outdoor gear) makes the meaning clear.

常見錯誤

❌I saw a rabbit twitching in the field' (meaning birdwatching).
✅I went twitching in the field to see a rare bird.
💡The birdwatching sense only refers to the activity of seeking rare birds, not to an animal's body movement.

twitching — 動詞