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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8838 COCA: 9522

twig

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 twig /ˈtwɪg/ noun
plural twigs
1 twig
/ˈtwɪg/
noun
plural twigs
Learner's definition of TWIG
[count]
: a small branch of a tree or bush(树或灌木上的)细枝,嫩枝
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— twiggy

/ˈtwɪgi/ adjective twiggier; twiggiest
2 twig /ˈtwɪg/ verb
twigs; twigged; twigging
2 twig
/ˈtwɪg/
verb
twigs; twigged; twigging
Learner's definition of TWIG
British, informal
: to understand (something) suddenly突然明白;领悟
[+ object]
[no object]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8838 COCA: 9522

twig

1 of 3

noun (1)

1
: a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves
2
: a minute branch of a nerve or artery
twigged adjective
twiggy adjective

twig

2 of 3

verb

twigged; twigging

transitive verb

1
2
: to understand the meaning of : comprehend

intransitive verb

: to gain a grasp : understand
twigged instinctively about things H. E. Bates

twig

3 of 3

noun (2)

British

Example Sentences

Verb He seemed confused until he twigged that something was going on. I had to explain it to him three times but he finally twigged.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English twigge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zwīg twig, Old English twā two

Verb

perhaps from Irish & Scottish Gaelic tuig- understand

Noun (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1764, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1811, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of twig was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8838 COCA: 9522
twig

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TWIG | TWIG + VERB ADJECTIVEdry乾燥細枝bare光禿禿的細枝dead枯枝broken折斷的細枝She ran, treading on broken twigs and stumbling over roots.她跑了起來,腳下踩着折斷了的細樹枝,不時被樹根絆一下。birch, willow, etc.樺樹枝、柳樹枝等VERB + TWIGbreak, break off, snap, snap off折斷細枝She broke a twig from a nearby tree and began poking it into the soft ground.她從附近一棵樹上折下了一根細樹枝,開始戳進軟軟的地面。He broke off a twig from a willow tree and used it to shoo the flies away.他折下了一根柳樹枝來驅趕蒼蠅。TWIG + VERBbreak, snap細枝折斷/啪地折斷A twig snapped under her feet.一根細樹枝在她腳下咔嚓一聲斷了。The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.細枝突然折斷的刺耳聲音把貛驚跑了。

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