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twitch t w it J [v 1] if part of your body twitches, it makes small movements that you cannot controclass="underline" My eyelid won 't stop twitching.
something that you can move from one place to another
portable Грэ:ЧзЬа\! [adj] a portable
machine or piece of equipment is designed to be carried or moved easily- We only have a little portable TV.
portable computer
unable to move or impossible to move
Qcan't move j.kamt 'mu:v|,kaem-/ especially spoken if you can't move, you are unable to move, for example because you are injured: / was so frightened that I couldn't move.
can't move sth I can't move my leg ~ I think it's broken.
Stuck /stAk/ [adj not before noun) something that is stuck is fixed or trapped in a particular position or place and it cannot be moved: I can't open the window - it's stuck. \ The elevators stuck again. + La Our bus was stuck in a traffic jam
for three hours!
get stuck (=become stuck) They tried to drive through the snow, but the car got stuck.
jammed /djjemd/ [adj not before noun] something that is jammed cannot be moved because it is trapped between two surfaces or trapped between parts of a machine: This drawer's jammed - I can't get it open.
+ in/under/between etc The paper has got jammed in the printer again.
Stiff /stif; {adj not usually before noun] if your fingers, back, neck, legs etc are stiff, it is difficult and usually painful for you to move them: I slept on the hard ground, and woke up with a stiff neck.
paralysed British paralyzed amer/can
'paeralaizd/ lad;] someone who is paralysed or paralyzed cannot move, either because of an injury or because of fear, shock, etc: A car crash in 1989 left him completely paralysed. + by/with His father had been pcrtially paralyzed by the fall. I She stood at the side of the stage, paralysed with fear.
not moving
Still /stil/ \adj not before noun] not moving - use this especially about people who are not moving or about places where there is no wind: There was no wind and the trees were completely still. I Anna looked out across the still water of the lake.
MOVE/NOT MOVE
keep/stand/sit still Keep still while I tie your shoes. I 1 want you all to sit still and listen to the story.
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Stationary /'steijan^ril-neri/1 [adj] stationary car/vehicle/truck/traffic a car. vehicle etc that is not moving: The truck swerved and hit a stationary uehicle. four-mile queue of stationary traffic
A Stationary is more formal than 'not moving'.
at a standstill /3t э staendstil/ if traffic or a vehicle is at a standstill it is not moving, especially when this is annoying: Traffic was at a standstill on the motorway. I When I woke up, the train was at a standstill.
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playing music
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music /'rnjuizik [n U] the sounds made by people singing or playing musical instruments: What sort of music do you like? I listening to music on the radio live music (=not recorded music) The club has live music every Saturday night.
Music can also mean the art and skill of writing or pfaying music: studying music at school I musk lessons I the Royal College of Music
p lay plci [u I/TJ ю make music on a musical instrument: Jane can play Yesterday' on the flute. 1 Do you play in an orchestra?
play the piano/trumpet/drums etc I
didn't know you could play the violin.
instrument/musical instrument
/'instr^msnt, mjuizital instr^msnt/ [n C] an object such as a piano, a guitar, or a violin that you use to play music: brass instruments
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perform /рэг'Ь:гт/ I A] formal to sing or play music in front of people who have come to listen: She still gets very nervous about performing in public. I The orchestra will be at the Fesitval Hall tonight, performing a selection of works by Russian composers.
listening to music
cassette/tape /ко set, teip/ [n C| a small
flat plastic case containing a long thin piece of plastic material that is used for recording and playing sounds: I bought him a cassette of folk music for Christmas. I a blank tape
CD/compact disc ,,si: di:. .kompskt
'disk||,ka:m-/ [n С] a shiny circular piece of hard plastic on which recorded music is stored
cassette player(also tape recorder/ tape deck) /ks'set ,plei3r, teip n,kj:rdar,
teip dek, (n С] a piece of electrical equipment used for playing cassettes
CD plauer /.sir 'di: "pleis1"/ [n С] a piece of electrical equipment used for playing compact discs
Stereo /'steriau, sti*?- [n C] a piece of electrical equipment used for playing cassettes and compact discs
Walkman /'wsikman/ [n C] trademark а small cassette player or CD player that you can carry with you so that you can listen to music through headphones
headphones /'hedfaunz/ [n plural] a
piece of equipment that you wear over your ears in order to listen to a radio, cassette, or compact disc: a pair of headphones
types of music
classical /'klaesilwl/ \adj] classical music
is music which is regarded as serious and has been popular for a very long time, for example the music of Beethoven, Mozart, or Tchaikovsky: a concert of classical music
jazz d^aez [n U] music that was originally played by black Americans in the early 20th century, which has a strong beat and has parts in it that performers play alone: My friend, Tony, plays trumpet in a jazz band.
pop pop||pa:p/ [n U] modern music that is popular with young people and usually has simple tunes and a strong beat: one of Britain's most successful pop singers,