twig
Word family adjectivetwiggedtwiggentwiggytwigsomenountwiglettwigtwigger
twig1 /twɪɡ/ ●●○ noun [countableC] HBPa small very thin stem of wood that grows from a branch on a tree 〔树枝上的〕细枝,嫩枝 →4 See picture of 见图 TREE —twiggy adjectiveadj
twig2 verb (twigged, twigging) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] British EnglishBrE informalREALIZE to suddenly realize something about a situation 突然明白,突然懂得 It took ages before he twigged. 过了好长时间他才突然明白过来。
twig• 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