twig
/twɪɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /twɪɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtwig/ (ame, mw)
twig — 名詞
- twigsingular
- twigsplural
1. a very thin piece of wood that grows from a woody plant, or that has broken off
細枝
樹或灌木上細小的枝條
a very thin piece of wood that grows from a woody plant, or that has broken off one
Talia snapped a dry twig to start the campfire.
Talia 折斷一根乾細枝來生起營火。
collocation: dry twig
A green insect stayed still on the twig above Marco's shoulder.
一隻綠色昆蟲停在 Marco 肩膀上方的細枝上，一動也不動。
on the twig
After the storm, small twigs covered the path to the shed.
暴風雨過後，細枝散滿了通往小棚子的路。
Nala tied a red ribbon to a twig in the vase.
Nala 把一條紅緞帶綁在花瓶裡的一根細枝上。
文法句型
a twig on + tree or bush
snap a twig
bundle of twigs
用法筆記
A twig is much smaller and easier to break than a branch. People often use the word for a dry piece on the ground or one cut from the plant.
twig — 動詞
- twigpresent simple I / you / we / they
- twigs3rd person singular
- twigging-ing form
- twiggedpast simple
1. to understand what is happening or what someone means, often after missing it at
明白
突然弄懂原本沒看出的事
to understand what is happening or what someone means, often after missing it at first
When the lights went out, Wren finally twigged that the bill was unpaid.
燈一熄掉，Wren 終於明白電費還沒繳。
twig + that-clause for sudden realization
Hearing the joke twice, Nikhil twigged what everyone was laughing at.
那個笑話聽了兩次後，Nikhil 才明白大家在笑什麼。
twig + wh-clause
Lara had not twigged yet, so Sayaka pointed at the wrong train number.
Lara 還沒明白過來，所以 Sayaka 指著錯的火車號碼。
Christopher twigged the trick when the card was missing from the deck.
Christopher 看到那張牌不在牌堆裡時，就明白那個把戲了。
- miss
to fail to notice the clue or point
文法句型
twig
twig + that-clause
twig + wh-clause
twig + noun phrase (joke/point/trick)
用法筆記
Chiefly British and informal. It often suggests finally catching a clue, joke, or hidden fact after failing to see it immediately.