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  enlarge imageOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + twigtwig + verb 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)- to suddenly understand or realize something（突然地）懂得，理解，明白，意识到
- Haven't you twigged yet?难道你还不明白？
- twig what… I finally twigged what he meant.我终于弄明白了他的意思。
- twig (that)… She never twigged that she was being duped.她从来没有意识到自己被骗了。
- twig to something The gaming industry still hasn't quite twigged to the fact that women like video games too.游戏行业还没有完全意识到女性也喜欢电子游戏这一事实。
Word Originverb mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin.
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