twigs

英 [twɪɡz]

美 [twɪɡz]

n.  细枝; 小枝; 嫩枝
v.  (突然地)懂得，理解，明白，意识到
twig的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 细枝;嫩枝
  Atwigis a very small thin branch that grows out from a main branch of a tree or bush.
• VERB 顿悟;突然醒悟;豁然开窍
  If youtwig, you suddenly realize or understand something.
  1. Then I twigged that they were illegal immigrants...
     然后我突然意识到他们是非法移民。
  2. By the time she'd twigged what it was all about it was too late.
     等到她把一切都想通时，已为时太晚。

双语例句

• The twigs snapped under the snow.
  雪把树枝压断了。
• To relax, they kick back in a giant'sofa'made of tree stumps and twigs.
  想休憩一下的时候，他们就会躺到由树桩和树枝做成的一个巨大“沙发”里。
• The tapir uses its trunk to pick up the leaves and twigs it eats.
  貘用它的象鼻捡起它食用的树叶和树枝。
• Willow twigs are pliable.
  柳条很软。
• Some birds build nests of twigs.
  一些鸟用树枝筑巢。
• Small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs.
  欧洲的一种小落叶灌木，花芳香、淡紫色，有毒的嫩枝上结有红色的浆果。
• Sharp twigs scratched her arms and legs.
  尖利的小刺刮伤了她的手臂和大腿；
• The gifts usually consist of leaves, sticks, twigs, plastic cups or paper towels.
  这些小礼物通常是叶子、小树棍、树枝、塑料杯子或者纸巾。
• Please prune the twigs off.
  请将小枝剪下。
• Termite fishing with twigs and the mid-ribs of leaves were two.
  用小树枝和树叶中脉钓取白蚁是其中的两种模式。