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tic /tɪk/ noun [countable]  MIa sudden movement of a muscle in your face, that you cannot control 〔面部肌肉的〕抽搐

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tic• Tension prodded a tic under her eye.• He was soon talking more readily and his facial tics began subsiding.• The corresponding torque/position character-is tic is shown it, Fig. 6.4.• She peered in through his window with a smile and a nervous tic that made her appear to be pleading.• These tics, these traits, had become more pronounced since he had given up smoking.Origin tic (1800-1900) French

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tic /tɪk/ noun [countable]a sudden movement of a muscle in your face, that you cannot control

ticBrE /tɪk/ 🔊NAmE /tɪk/ 🔊 nouna sudden quick movement of a muscle, especially in your face or head, that you cannot control （尤指面部或头部肌肉的）抽搐