twig

US /twɪɡ/
UK /twɪɡ/
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小枝, 细枝

a slender woody shoot growing from a branch or stem

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The bird collected small twigs to build its nest.
鸟儿收集小树枝来筑巢。
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A dry twig snapped under his foot.
一根干树枝在他脚下折断了。
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sprigshootbranchletswitchrod
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理解, 明白

understand or realize something

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It took him a while to twig what I meant.
他花了一段时间才明白我的意思。
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She suddenly twigged that he was lying.
她突然意识到他在撒谎。
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understandrealizegraspcomprehendfathom