A nervous tic that had gotten out of control.

一种失去控制的神经性抽搐。

youdao

Develop a nervous tic or tension in an eye, and she instantly picks up on it.

眼睛抽搐或紧张，她也能迅速地捕捉到。

youdao

This conceit has been used by other authors. It appears every few pages here like a nervous tic.

其他作家也曾有过这样的幻想，就像神经抽搐一样每隔几页就发作一回。

youdao

It could seem like a nervous tic, this thing that he said, or a prayer of some sort.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The Good Soldiers'

It appears every few pages here like a nervous tic.

ECONOMIST: America and China