释义 |
twig verb- to realize something UK, 1815
From the obsolete sense (to watch); ultimately from English dialect twick (to pinch), especially in the sense “to arrest”. - We come about the charlie [cocaine]. The guy twigs. His face goes radioactive with delight. — Nick Barlay, Curvy Lovebox, p. 69, 1997
- Even though my accent isn’t as strong [...] it’s obvious he’s twigged I’m a Scouser [Liverpudlian][.] — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, p. 50, 2001
- to probe your eye or your anus to relieve an irritation UK
- — Ray Puxley, Cockney Rabbit, 1992
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