twig
US: /ˈtwɪɡ/
UK: /twˈɪɡ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
twig /twig/- danh từ
- cành con
- que dò mạch nước
- (điện học) dây nhánh nhỏ
- (giải phẫu) nhánh động mạch
- to hop the twig
- (xem) hop
- to work the twig
- dùng que để dò mạch nước
- ngoại động từ
- (thông tục) hiểu, nắm được
- thấy, nhận thấy, cảm thấy
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
a small very thin branch that grows out of a larger branch on a bush or tree: Use dry sticks and twigs to start a fire.
+ verb (-gg-) (BrE, informal) to suddenly understand or realize sth: [V] Haven't you twigged yet? + [V wh-] I finally twigged what he meant. [also VN, V (that)]
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
sprig, stem, shoot, offshoot, branchlet, stick, sucker, sprout, withe or withy, tendril:
Gather up some dry twigs for kindling.
v.
understand, grasp, fathom, get, comprehend, see, know, sense, divine, Colloq catch on, be or get or become wise to, tumble to, Slang rumble, dig:
She twigged the situation at once but didn't let on she knew.
Collocation
ADJ.
dry | bare | dead | birch, willow, etc.
VERB + TWIG
break (off), snap (off)
He broke off a twig from a willow tree and used it to shoo the flies away.
TWIG + VERB
break, snap
The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.
Concise dictionary
twigged|twigging|twigstwɪgnoun
+a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
verb
+branch out in a twiglike manner
+understand, usually after some initial difficulty
