twig

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plantstwigtwig1 /twɪɡ/ noun [countable] HBPa small very thin stem of wood that grows from a branch on a tree —twiggy adjectiveExamples from the Corpustwig• They simply spin a silken sling to attach themselves to a twig.• I saw a little glazed brown ring of tent caterpillar moth eggs on a chokecherry twig.• He found a not very effective twig and scraped.• As in other bowerbirds, the male builds an elaborate bower of twigs and ferns and therein tries to seduce females.• Maybe in the bleak light of dawn Kathy arranged a pile of twigs on the beach.• Another is a close-up of a mud-encrusted hand reaching back toward a worker at the top of a precarious twig ladder.• So I gradually amassed armfuls of small twigs, which I carried back to my cave.• And again in what directions do the branches and smaller twigs grow?twigtwig2 verb (twigged, twigging) [intransitive, transitive] British English informalREALIZE to suddenly realize something about a situation It took ages before he twigged.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustwig• Oh, I get it, I've twigged at last. How much do you want?• It was amazing that Graham hadn't twigged before he married her.• People don't twig she's ten.• At last I twigged that I was pregnant• It took him about two minutes to twig what I was going on about!• I never twigged what the gold rush was.Origin twig Old English twigge

单词	twig
释义	twig From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plantstwigtwig1 /twɪɡ/ ●●○ noun [countable] HBPa small very thin stem of wood that grows from a branch on a tree —twiggy adjectiveExamples from the Corpustwig• They simply spin a silken sling to attach themselves to a twig.• I saw a little glazed brown ring of tent caterpillar moth eggs on a chokecherry twig.• He found a not very effective twig and scraped.• As in other bowerbirds, the male builds an elaborate bower of twigs and ferns and therein tries to seduce females.• Maybe in the bleak light of dawn Kathy arranged a pile of twigs on the beach.• Another is a close-up of a mud-encrusted hand reaching back toward a worker at the top of a precarious twig ladder.• So I gradually amassed armfuls of small twigs, which I carried back to my cave.• And again in what directions do the branches and smaller twigs grow?twigtwig2 verb (twigged, twigging) [intransitive, transitive] British English informalREALIZE to suddenly realize something about a situation It took ages before he twigged.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpustwig• Oh, I get it, I've twigged at last. How much do you want?• It was amazing that Graham hadn't twigged before he married her.• People don't twig she's ten.• At last I twigged that I was pregnant• It took him about two minutes to twig what I was going on about!• I never twigged what the gold rush was.Origin twig Old English twigge
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