twig

twig1
noun
  1. a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem of a tree or shrub
    细枝，嫩枝
    ■(Anatomy)a small branch of a blood vessel or nerve
    (剖)血管小支，神经小支
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twigged
adjective
twiggy
adjective
语源
  1. Old English twigge, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch twijg and German Zweig, also to twain and two
twig2
(twigged, twigging)
  1. [no obj.](Brit. informal)understand or realize something
    (英，非正式)理解；明白
    it was amazing that Graham hadn't twigged before.
    令人惊异的是格雷厄姆以前竟不明白。
    ■[with obj.](archaic)perceive; observe
    (古)察觉；观察
    nine days now since my eyes have twigged any terra firma.
    自我看到任何陆地以来已经有九天了。
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin
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