Twig



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.小枝, 嫩枝;
• ［英］ n.小枝, 嫩枝 ( a small shoot or branch without its leaves)
• ［类］ twig : limb / brook : river ( 小树枝和树枝 / 小河和河流)
• ［例］ Dry twigs are good to start a fire with. / Do you twig what I'm getting at.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English twigge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zwīg twig, Old English twā two
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves
• 2. a minute branch of a nerve or artery
• ? twigged adjective
• ? twiggy adjective

II. verb (twigged; twigging)

• Etymology: perhaps from Irish & Scottish Gaelic tuig- understand
• Date: 1764
• transitive verb
  • 1. notice, observe
  • 2. to understand the meaning of ; comprehend
• intransitive verb
  • to gain a grasp ; understand <twigged instinctively about things — H. E. Bates>

III. noun

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: circa 1811
• British fashion, style

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