twig

noun

1. a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division)
usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

Synonym: branchletsprig

verb

1. branch out in a twiglike manner

e.g. The lightning bolt twigged in several directions

2. understand, usually after some initial difficulty

e.g. She didn't know what her classmates were plotting but finally caught on

Synonym: catch onget wiseget ontotumblelatch oncotton onget it

1. 细枝;嫩枝
A twig is a very small thin branch that grows out from a main branch of a tree or bush.

2. 顿悟;突然醒悟;豁然开窍
If you twig, you suddenly realize or understand something.

e.g. Then I twigged that they were illegal immigrants...
然后我突然意识到他们是非法移民。
e.g. 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。

1. twig

1. 小树枝：版本三:说的是古巴、牙买加等相邻四岛上都有三个帮派的蜥蜴,分别住在地上、树上、小树枝(twig)上,每帮蜥蜴体貌特征均有不同特点,再加上由于各个岛上的同帮蜥蜴兄弟特点类似,ETS说这就奇怪了.

2. 嫩枝：接着,等到蜂巢(Hive)旁出现嫩枝(Twig),用加热术使嫩枝成为苔藓(Moss),再将此术用于蜂巢,点起篝火(Campfire). 用果壳从篝火中接出火种(Ember)后,继续等到人类公主(Human Princess)出现. 观察一下人类公主带着的笛子(Flute)和金剑(Golden Swords),

3. 小枝：其中在VLDB'05和SIGMOD'05上发表的两篇关于XML 小枝(twig)匹配的论文,受到国际学术界的广泛关注. 论文发表不到三年,已有一百篇国际论文引用了这一工作(根据Google scholar的统计),成为XML查询处理的一个标准高效比对算法.

4. twig

4. 枝：接着,等到蜂巢(Hive)旁出现嫩枝(Twig),用加热术使嫩枝成为苔藓(Moss),再将此术用于蜂巢,点起篝火(Campfire). 用果壳从篝火中接出火种(Ember)后,继续等到人类公主(Human Princess)出现. 观察一下人类公主带着的笛子(Flute)和金剑(Golden Swords),