twig
noun[C]
uk/twɪɡ/us/twɪɡ/asmall,thinbranchof atreeorbush,especiallyoneremovedfrom thetreeorbushand without anyleaves:
细枝,嫩枝Wecollecteddrytwigs tostartthefire.我们拣干的细树枝生火。
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boughliterary
branchnoun(TREE PART)
sprig
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Parts of plants
- bilobed
- blade
- bough
- bulb
- calyx
- caning
- cascara sagrada
- endodermis
- needle
- outgrowth
- rhizome
- simple leaf
- spine
- stoma
- tea leaf
- trunk
- variegation
- vascular
- veined
- vesicle
twig
verb[IorT]
UKinformaluk/twɪɡ/us/twɪɡ/-gg-tosuddenlyrealizesomething:
(突然)懂得,明白,领悟[+ question word]Then he twiggedwhat Imeant.然后他一下子明白了我的意思。
She's sixmonthspregnant, and he still hasn't twigged.她怀孕6个月了,可他还没意识到。
Synonyms
catch on(UNDERSTAND)informal
get(UNDERSTAND/HEAR)
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thepennydropsUKinformal
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehending
- uncomprehendingly
- understand
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom