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nounPlural twigs twɪɡtwɪɡ 1A slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub. 细枝，嫩枝 Example sentencesExamples - I ran towards a tree and grabbed some twigs and a branch.
- The wounded tree responds by sprouting a compact bundle of slender twigs.
- For the first time this year I wore shorts outdoors while I wandered about the front garden and driveway, picking up sticks and fallen twigs from the oak tree.
- A beaver's diet is strictly vegetarian; they feed throughout the year on bark, twigs, tree buds, grass, berries, lily roots, and other aquatic plants.
- Even snow will bend the smaller twigs mainly in this direction, since these twigs are more or less hanging down from the trees.
- If you have shrubs grown for their colored twigs, you will want to selectively prune these, too.
- She broke a twig from a nearby tree and began poking it into the soft ground in a desperate effort to busy herself.
- A short and crooked trunk supports its broad range of slender branches and thick twigs.
- I looked over and there was a squirrel picking itself up off the ground and heading for another tree, some twigs and leaves still falling above it.
- Sound wave vibrations are absorbed by leaves, branches and twigs of trees and shrubs.
- Mac snapped a small twig from a tree branch and began slowly wandering around the clearing, twisting the stick in his fingers.
- Mom said they looked more like twigs than trees.
- In many parts of the world, ants set up house in hollow swellings that form on tree twigs or leaves.
- Hummingbirds spend around 80% of their time sitting on twigs, shrubs, and other available resting places.
- The twigs are placed around the base of the plant and folded over at the centre so the fine network of branches supports the plants as they grow up through the twigs.
- A large volume of soil can thus be sampled by analyzing appropriate parts of a tree, such as twigs, needles, leaves, or bark.
- But not all shrubs have dormant buds, and these shrubs won't grow new twigs if pruned too severely.
- He reached above his head, and tore some seemingly dried leaves and twigs from the tree and placed them between two deep uncovered thick roots.
- The nest is a platform or shallow cup of twigs and stems built on a crevice, cliff, tree or the ground.
- I heard him again, running around the tree and dragging twigs along behind him.
Synonyms small branch, shoot, offshoot, stem, scion sprig, spray stick withy, withe rare branchlet, ramulus 2Anatomy
A small branch of a blood vessel or nerve. 〔剖〕血管小支，神经小支 Example sentencesExamples - This small twig arises from the thoracic aorta near the right intercostobronchial artery.
- On the left side of this specimen, this twig arose as a branch of the vertebral artery, the inferior thyroid artery being absent.
- The lateral terminal branch of the deep peroneal nerve sends fibers to the extensor digitorum brevis muscle and articular twigs to the tarsal joints.
Derivativesadjective twɪɡd What causes spots on a red twigged dogwood bush?
adjective ˈtwɪɡiˈtwɪɡi In flower-beds, stake tall perennials such as delphiniums and hollyhocks by using canes for individual flower stems or by pushing twiggy prunings from shrubs and trees into or around the clump. Example sentencesExamples - The only problem with these particular daffodils is their rather thin stems that tend to fall in strong winds or heavy rain and they are best planted with twiggy deciduous shrubs to provide support for their early flowers.
- Small birds will need some dense, twiggy shrubs for cover and protection from predators like cats and large birds.
- As the leaves fall off the trees, leaving twiggy skeletons to draw broken brush strokes on the sky, I add further layers to my outdoor clothing.
- Pruning applies mainly to busy, twiggy shrubs which produce a lot of new growth each year, particularly from ground level or near it.
OriginOld English twigge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch twijg and German Zweig, also to twain and two. Rhymesbig, brig, dig, fig, gig, grig, jig, lig, pig, prig, rig, snig, sprig, swig, tig, trig, Whig, wig verbtwigs, twigged, twigging twɪɡtwɪɡ [no object]British informal 1Understand or realize something. 〈英，非正式〉理解；明白 it was amazing that Graham hadn't twigged before 令人惊异的是格雷厄姆以前竟不明白。 Example sentencesExamples - Before his cover was blown, Baron Cohen managed to interview a staggering array of public figures without them twigging he was play acting.
- I've just twigged that it always coincides with someone entering next-door's house.
- He twigged they wanted someone who'd appear to be ‘not that sort of chap’ to provide some much-needed grit in the mix and declined politely.
- We're sitting in the middle of a gay pub, and - typically for a bunch of straight guys, I muse - they haven't twigged at all.
- He would talk about anything but dentistry apparatus while I was in the chair - probably because he twigged quite quickly that conversation about dentistry made me cry.
- This is before he twigs that his German friend is gay.
- Firstly, thanks to her advice I've twigged how to post images via an ftp program and secondly, due to my lack of knowledge, I no longer need a haircut as I've torn most of my hair out during the day.
- They've obviously twigged that a lot of people will do the same as that package is rising the most from £33 to £36.
- I know that the rules have gotten mighty complicated but surely the Chelsea players should have twigged that players are frequently booked for goal celebrations?
- As you may have twigged, there is a strong sense of propriety in Lauren, which is rather endearing in one so young.
- Oddly, despite his astonishing sense for what is on the radar of pop culture, Fred hasn't quite twigged that its a little hard to create an air of mystery over release dates and album titles when Amazon is already carrying the information.
- Rhodri then twigged and had a good chuckle about it.
- It was only in the car on the way home that I twigged that of course the prices will be going up at the beginning of January so it would not be cheaper at all.
- It's a safe bet that a good many Simpsons buffs snicker at the Comic Book Guy without quite twigging that they are, in fact, laughing at themselves.
- Like scatty professors who see things working in theory and wonder if they would also work in practice, they might have twigged that this huge hit to the public's pocket hasn't made much, if any, difference to consumption.
- Once they twigged what was going on, these unwitting subscribers then found it ‘very difficult’ to opt out of the scheme.
- I should have twigged that it was going to be an exciting ride after the driver twice started to set off, whilst my wife and friend were getting in the car.
- I guess we should have twigged then that something funny was up, and if we didn't (which we didn't) we should have spotted that both products were on the same page.
- Horror films had been at it since the 1930s but the big change began in the 1970s, as executives twigged that there might be added mileage in follow-up stories.
- I think I've twigged who David Blunkett's greatest inspiration might be.
Synonyms realize, understand, grasp, comprehend, take in, fathom, apprehend, perceive, see, recognize see the light informal latch on to, cotton on to, catch on to, tumble to, get, get wise to, get one's head around, wrap one's mind around, figure out, get a fix on, get the message, get the picture, have an aha moment British informal suss North American informal savvy - 1.1archaic with object Perceive; observe.
〈古〉察觉；观察 nine days now since my eyes have twigged any terra firma 自我看到任何陆地以来已经有九天了。
OriginMid 18th century: of unknown origin. nountwɪɡtwiɡ 1A slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub. 细枝，嫩枝 Example sentencesExamples - Sound wave vibrations are absorbed by leaves, branches and twigs of trees and shrubs.
- Even snow will bend the smaller twigs mainly in this direction, since these twigs are more or less hanging down from the trees.
- For the first time this year I wore shorts outdoors while I wandered about the front garden and driveway, picking up sticks and fallen twigs from the oak tree.
- Mom said they looked more like twigs than trees.
- If you have shrubs grown for their colored twigs, you will want to selectively prune these, too.
- But not all shrubs have dormant buds, and these shrubs won't grow new twigs if pruned too severely.
- The twigs are placed around the base of the plant and folded over at the centre so the fine network of branches supports the plants as they grow up through the twigs.
- A large volume of soil can thus be sampled by analyzing appropriate parts of a tree, such as twigs, needles, leaves, or bark.
- I looked over and there was a squirrel picking itself up off the ground and heading for another tree, some twigs and leaves still falling above it.
- Hummingbirds spend around 80% of their time sitting on twigs, shrubs, and other available resting places.
- The wounded tree responds by sprouting a compact bundle of slender twigs.
- I heard him again, running around the tree and dragging twigs along behind him.
- She broke a twig from a nearby tree and began poking it into the soft ground in a desperate effort to busy herself.
- I ran towards a tree and grabbed some twigs and a branch.
- In many parts of the world, ants set up house in hollow swellings that form on tree twigs or leaves.
- A beaver's diet is strictly vegetarian; they feed throughout the year on bark, twigs, tree buds, grass, berries, lily roots, and other aquatic plants.
- He reached above his head, and tore some seemingly dried leaves and twigs from the tree and placed them between two deep uncovered thick roots.
- The nest is a platform or shallow cup of twigs and stems built on a crevice, cliff, tree or the ground.
- A short and crooked trunk supports its broad range of slender branches and thick twigs.
- Mac snapped a small twig from a tree branch and began slowly wandering around the clearing, twisting the stick in his fingers.
Synonyms small branch, shoot, offshoot, stem, scion - 1.1Anatomy A small branch of a blood vessel or nerve.
〔剖〕血管小支，神经小支 Example sentencesExamples - The lateral terminal branch of the deep peroneal nerve sends fibers to the extensor digitorum brevis muscle and articular twigs to the tarsal joints.
- This small twig arises from the thoracic aorta near the right intercostobronchial artery.
- On the left side of this specimen, this twig arose as a branch of the vertebral artery, the inferior thyroid artery being absent.
OriginOld English twigge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch twijg and German Zweig, also to twain and two. verbtwiɡtwɪɡ [no object]British informal 1Understand or realize something. 〈英，非正式〉理解；明白 it was amazing that Graham hadn't twigged before 令人惊异的是格雷厄姆以前竟不明白。 Example sentencesExamples - It's a safe bet that a good many Simpsons buffs snicker at the Comic Book Guy without quite twigging that they are, in fact, laughing at themselves.
- Once they twigged what was going on, these unwitting subscribers then found it ‘very difficult’ to opt out of the scheme.
- Before his cover was blown, Baron Cohen managed to interview a staggering array of public figures without them twigging he was play acting.
- He would talk about anything but dentistry apparatus while I was in the chair - probably because he twigged quite quickly that conversation about dentistry made me cry.
- I've just twigged that it always coincides with someone entering next-door's house.
- Horror films had been at it since the 1930s but the big change began in the 1970s, as executives twigged that there might be added mileage in follow-up stories.
- I should have twigged that it was going to be an exciting ride after the driver twice started to set off, whilst my wife and friend were getting in the car.
- Firstly, thanks to her advice I've twigged how to post images via an ftp program and secondly, due to my lack of knowledge, I no longer need a haircut as I've torn most of my hair out during the day.
- They've obviously twigged that a lot of people will do the same as that package is rising the most from £33 to £36.
- I think I've twigged who David Blunkett's greatest inspiration might be.
- This is before he twigs that his German friend is gay.
- He twigged they wanted someone who'd appear to be ‘not that sort of chap’ to provide some much-needed grit in the mix and declined politely.
- Rhodri then twigged and had a good chuckle about it.
- As you may have twigged, there is a strong sense of propriety in Lauren, which is rather endearing in one so young.
- It was only in the car on the way home that I twigged that of course the prices will be going up at the beginning of January so it would not be cheaper at all.
- I guess we should have twigged then that something funny was up, and if we didn't (which we didn't) we should have spotted that both products were on the same page.
- We're sitting in the middle of a gay pub, and - typically for a bunch of straight guys, I muse - they haven't twigged at all.
- Like scatty professors who see things working in theory and wonder if they would also work in practice, they might have twigged that this huge hit to the public's pocket hasn't made much, if any, difference to consumption.
- Oddly, despite his astonishing sense for what is on the radar of pop culture, Fred hasn't quite twigged that its a little hard to create an air of mystery over release dates and album titles when Amazon is already carrying the information.
- I know that the rules have gotten mighty complicated but surely the Chelsea players should have twigged that players are frequently booked for goal celebrations?
Synonyms realize, understand, grasp, comprehend, take in, fathom, apprehend, perceive, see, recognize - 1.1archaic with object Perceive; observe.
〈古〉察觉；观察 nine days now since my eyes have twigged any terra firma 自我看到任何陆地以来已经有九天了。
OriginMid 18th century: of unknown origin. |