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单词 twig
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twig

noun
/twɪɡ/
/twɪɡ/
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    a small, very thin branch that grows out of a larger branch on a bush or tree    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
    • Haven't you twigged yet?
    • twig what… I finally twigged what he meant.
    • twig (that)… She never twigged that she was being duped.
    • twig to something The gaming industry still hasn't quite twigged to the fact that women like video games too.
    Word Originverb mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
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