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twig

noun
🔊/twɪɡ/
🔊/twɪɡ/
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  1. a small, very thin branch that grows out of a larger branch on a bush or tree细枝；小枝；嫩枝
    Topics Plants and treesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dry
    • bare
    • dead
    • …
    verb + twig
    • break
    • break off
    • snap
    • …
    twig + verb
    • break
    • snap
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    Word Originnoun Old English twigge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch twijg and German Zweig, also to twain and two.

twig

verb
🔊/twɪɡ/
🔊/twɪɡ/
[intransitive, transitive] (British English, informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they twig
🔊/twɪɡ/
🔊/twɪɡ/
he / she / it twigs
🔊/twɪɡz/
🔊/twɪɡz/
past simple twigged
🔊/twɪɡd/
🔊/twɪɡd/
past participle twigged
🔊/twɪɡd/
🔊/twɪɡd/
-ing form twigging
🔊/ˈtwɪɡɪŋ/
🔊/ˈtwɪɡɪŋ/
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  1. to suddenly understand or realize something（突然地）懂得，理解，明白，意识到
    • Haven't you twigged yet?难道你还不明白？🔊🔊
    • twig what… I finally twigged what he meant.我终于弄明白了他的意思。🔊🔊
    • twig (that)… She never twigged that she was being duped.她从不嘲笑自己被骗了。
    • twig to something The gaming industry still hasn't quite twigged to the fact that women like video games too.游戏行业仍未完全意识到女性也喜欢视频游戏这一事实。
    Word Originverb mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.