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

• Please prune the twigs off.
  请将小枝剪下。
• The twigs have arrived.
  布景用的树枝运到了。
• What do you eat twigs and berries.
  那你吃什麽，树枝与莓果吗？
• 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。
• Just like a gentle breeze wandering among the twigs of trees.
  像柔和的微风，漫游在树枝之间。
• The bird began to put twigs and grass in the hat.
  小鸟开始往帽子里放小树枝和草。
• We heard a cracking noise among the trees. The twigs snapped as they burned.
  我们听见树林中有劈啪声。树枝燃烧时发出了劈啪声。
• 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。
• Cut off the unnecessary twigs and branches.
  把多余的枝叶剪去。
• They chew the sappy twigs and bark of birch.
  它们嘴嚼桦树上多汁的嫩枝和树皮。