| 单词 | twiggy |
| 例句 | Off to one side Mr. Huffer stood next to a twiggy, water-starved azalea and posed like his usual wilted teapot self. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "Sandi wanted to look like those twiggy models. She was a looker, that one, and I guess it went to her head. There are four girls, you know." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She was to reach under the thick twiggy construction for a place to grasp. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Actually, he had arms but they were tiny and sticking straight out from his shoulders like fleshy pink brussels sprouts with twiggy little fingers stuck on the ends. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z By then the leaves were beginning to fall more every day, and some of the trees had begun to show their skeletons, twiggy and brown. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The little one was wearing the watch—it dangled around his twiggy wrist. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta wanted me to get a taste so bad, she whacked herself with the twiggy candidates to get the one with the nastiest sting. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I held my twiggy walking stick like a scepter, chin tilted towards the ashy sky. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Just then a hairy, twiggy figure burst from the scrub. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Each set of long twiggy fingers held a bow, and each of the bows held an arrow. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The lower part of the long face was covered with a sweeping grey beard, bushy, almost twiggy at the roots, thin and mossy at the ends. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z All face, no body, just twiggy limbs waving at its corners. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Charles Isherwood, reviewing the production in the Times, wrote, “Ms. LeKae’s cotton-candy voice matches up nicely with Ms. Ross’s, and she twitches her twiggy frame capably as Diana moves from awkward teenager to glamorous diva.” ArtsBeat: Valisia LeKae Departing ‘Motown’ for Health Reasons 2013-12-17T21:42:57Z Wield thy twiggy sceptre well, my liege, for your future earnings can go down as well as up. Tonight's TV highlights: I'm A Celebrity Get me Out Of Here! 2010-12-03T00:05:00Z In other words, resist the urge to remove all those old, twiggy stalks and seed heads. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Instead of twiggy 1960s doll-like languor, our models more often portray a kind of wolfish, predatory and materialistic vision, with $2,000 handbags and platform heels that make Chinese foot-binding look enlightened. Pop-up book club: The Feminine Mystique – day one 2013-02-20T19:05:08Z In other words, resist the urge to remove all those old, twiggy stalks and seed heads. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z He sorts through idioms and contractions, and impresses a dinner companion from Hong Kong by sucking “the dimpled skin off a chicken’s foot, leaving only the twiggy bones.” Viet Thanh Nguyen’s ‘The Refugees’ couldn’t come at a better time 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Another rationale for topping is that it cleans up all the twiggy seedpods evident in winter. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The opening of Alexei Ratmansky’s “Nutcracker,” performed by American Ballet Theater, is flawless: Hiding under a table in the bustling Stahlbaum kitchen is an adorably droll rodent with twiggy legs and bony knees. Dance Review: Alexei Ratmansky’s ‘Nutcracker’ From American Ballet Theater 2012-12-09T22:24:22Z You might see a moon rising behind the leafless trees, illuminating what the inimitable nature writer Annie Dillard once called a “twiggy haze.” Escape From the City: 9 Winter Outings That Fight Cabin Fever 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Older children will revel in being in on the joke: The beasts are the household cat and dog, the dragon is a leafy tree with twiggy teeth and the intruder is the kids’ mom. Their Wildest Dreams 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Gathering fallen branches to form twiggy sculptures in the woods has been a welcome distraction for the children. In a challenging, exhausting year, the garden has been a lifeline for many 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Another rationale for topping is that it cleans up all the twiggy seedpods evident in winter. Don’t commit a ‘crape murder’ 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z Bagels, or attending recitals at Zhongshan Hall with Fatty, whose twiggy frame and homicidal tendencies mirror S'ir's in A Brighter Summer Day. Edward Yang's Taipei: All Boxed In 2010-04-14T12:55:00Z Soft herbs with floppy leaves — parsley, basil, cilantro, mint, dill, chives, fennel fronds, lovage, even celery leaves — work well and won’t leave you chewing on twiggy stems. A Simple Pasta That Puts Ricotta Front and Center 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Dendrites, used by those neurons to get signals from axons, grow more twiggy extensions to strengthen communication. Motherlode Blog: The Evolving Teenage Brain 2012-05-03T19:19:31Z Now is a good time to rejuvenate twiggy, deciduous shrubs such as forsythias, viburnums and flowering quince by removing suckers along with stems that are weak, dead, rubbing against another or growing inward. Starting a new year off with new seed catalogues 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z Noticeably absent were those twiggy little skis still favored by many Europeans for squiggling down the groomed runs. Is Disentis Skiing?s Next Big Secret? 2010-12-11T01:33:00Z The blueberry is also inherently twiggy and needs proficient pruning annually to keep it looking good and fruitful. Perspective | Blueberries are good for you. Don’t be afraid to grow them. 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The common native species, H. virginiana, is big and twiggy and difficult to place in a small domestic landscape. The 15 best trees and shrubs for fall foliage 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Such pruning is called “topping,” and it increases the plant’s risk of disease while guaranteeing that a load of twiggy sprouts will erupt from below the point of amputation. It’s tree-pruning season. Here’s how to do it without resorting to ‘crape murder.’ 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z After flowering, it resorts to being a dull, twiggy shrub for 50 weeks of the year. Forced branches can bring a bit of early spring indoors 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Cut card into squares; collect small sprigs of rosemary from the garden, leaving a twiggy end; attach this onto the top corner of each card using fancy tape; and write on guests’ names. Make your own last-minute Christmas presents and decorations 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z The Japanese apricot is a small, twiggy tree that blooms in winter, even if no one is looking. Chase away the winter blues with these lovely early-blooming trees and shrubs 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The floral arrangements atop the mantelpiece mirror the artistic display on the ottoman below, featuring generous swathes of twiggy sprays that cascade from the vase, while rich reds, oranges and yellows create an autumnal bouquet. Create a stunning fall display on your mantel 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Pekar and his colleagues did a high-tech analysis of the tree pattern — those two big limbs, then that explosion of twiggy stems from each — and concluded that the virus probably entered humans multiple times. The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z Dried leaves, twiggy trimmings and even paper or cardboard will do. Is ‘no dig’ gardening really possible? 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z They shed their limbs, become a drifting blob and morph into polyps, twiggy growths that attach to rocks or plants. This Jellyfish Can Live Forever. Its Genes May Tell Us How. 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Even after a week of treatment with enriched formula, the boy, Sharaf Shaitah, lay motionless on a hospital bed, his bones peeking through the skin of his twiggy limbs. Famine Stalks Yemen, as War Drags On and Foreign Aid Wanes 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z But when otherworldly violet-purple berries appear along the plant’s twiggy branches, the plant becomes a diva hitting all the high notes, vibrating with energy in the autumn garden. Beautyberry takes center stage in autumn, but a strong supporting cast can carry it throughout the whole year 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Brown represents those higher in carbon, like dried leaves or twiggy prunings. A Step-by-Step Guide to Composting 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Instead, the facility’s various chemicals and experiments transform Alec Holland into the green, leafy, twiggy Swamp Thing. This weekend, stream two versions of Swamp Thing online 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z All that’s needed to keep them floriferous and attractive is to remove twiggy stems and weak or crowded shoots immediately after flowering. Weigelas are now beautiful even when they’re not blooming 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z After spending the winter huddled in sage brush, a twiggy shrub that carpets the plains and is the backdrop to a thousand Westerns, male grouse gather on patches of open ground known as leks. The parable of the sage grouse 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Prune in late winter to remove older twiggy growth and maintain healthy growth. Beautyberry takes center stage in autumn, but a strong supporting cast can carry it throughout the whole year 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z The twiggy trees, barely a few feet off the ground, are “babies,” Gindt said. Loggers bring millions to western Wisconsin county 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Using its small feet to hold the nest still, the hawk rips the bird from its twiggy home and carries it to a neighboring branch. Shocking Video Shows Hawk Beheading Its Prey 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Now, said Guidobaldi, stretching wide her long twiggy arms, “It’s like playing the lottery.” Climate change playing havoc with Mediterranean’s olive oil 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Now, said Ms. Guidobaldi, stretching wide her long twiggy arms, “It’s like playing the lottery.” How Climate Change Is Playing Havoc With Olive Oil (and Farmers) 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Be sure to plant a grouping of these twiggy dogwoods to create a haze of color that’ll light up even the gloomiest of days. Bright bark and foliage for the garden can liven dark, dreary winter days 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z After it’s over, the other boys often approach the twiggy kid with a shock of red hair and say, “You’re a lot stronger than you look.” One of Virginia’s top high school wrestlers hones his craft with an ax 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z And he has always been tall, with twiggy legs. UCLA's Isaac Hamilton is more comfortable in his attire and on court 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Just as we learn that certain features—roundness, a twiggy stem, smooth skin—characterize an apple, we learn to recognize each letter by its particular arrangement of lines, curves and hollow spaces. The Reading Brain in The Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens 2013-04-11T11:45:00.537Z There’s a lovely salad of warm, olive-oil-poached shrimp with precision-cut, soy-laced watermelon and dabs of black garlic and sorrel purée; and a very good burger cloaked with smoked Gouda and flanked by excellent twiggy fries. | Beacon: A Review of the Patio at the Roundhouse at Beacon Falls 2012-07-06T22:50:46Z We find an odd protuberance, like an old lumpy sponge, at the twiggy tip of a nearby white oak. City Room: Spring Time: Lovely Flies, and Flies in Love 2012-06-07T16:13:26Z Horizontal training is best adapted to the apple and the pear; and for the more twiggy growing slender varieties, the forms shown in fig. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Dense tufts of twiggy shoots may be developed on many trees by pruning in such a way as to stimulate the shooting out of basal buds which would otherwise remain dormant, e.g. Disease in Plants 2012-03-01T03:00:22Z A wren on a tree-stump carolled clear, Then the starlings wheeled in a sudden sheer, The rooks came home to the twiggy hive In the elm-tree tops which the winds do drive. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z The tree is small, spreading into a compact though irregular head of twiggy, slender branches. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z And its twiggy fingers were laden with a wonderful harvest of fruit, uncounted berries which attracted the birds from distant roosts and drinking places. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Tree very vigorous, healthy, productive, branching, twiggy, thorny while young; Shoots slender, olive brown. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z It is a small, twiggy, resinous fragrant shrub found on bogs and moors in the British Islands, and widely distributed in the north temperate zone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z The dry foliage had been suddenly reduced to a cinder, and the twiggy fragments had fallen to the earth, where they lay in a dense bed of glowing embers. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z All these trees are picturesque, with twiggy, contorted branches; tough, cross-grained wood; alternate, simple, leathery, but deciduous leaves, beautiful at all seasons; minute flowers and fleshy, berry-like fruits. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z He won with a twiggy victory of 38%, thanks to a divided opposition. A Violent Sandinista Power Play in Nicaragua 2010-04-22T18:00:00Z Tree not large, brushy, limbs crooked, twiggy, drooping, not very productive or satisfactory. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z Placed by itself on a lawn it forms a singularly ornamental plant, even when not in flower, by the varied disposition and tufting of its twiggy thread-like branches. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens The morello, which is of twiggy growth and bears on the young wood, must be trained in the fan form, and care should be taken to avoid the very common error of crowding its branches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" As if from a far distance she was drawing near, towards the line of twiggy oak trees where they made their intense darkness, gathered on a single bank. The Rainbow Short, twiggy, upright growth that soon becomes dead or partly so, and arises from the main framework of an apparently healthy tree, is one of the signs that disease is there. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 Tree spreading, large; Branches twiggy, slender, moderately productive. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z The growth is slender, twiggy, and dark in colour. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens Occasionally an ant will slip in crossing a twiggy crevasse, and his leaf become tightly wedged. Edge of the Jungle In which case, my poor young friend, you must be suffering from a malformation of the feet; or, in other words, you are deformed, according to Euclid, quid demonstrandum est, twiggy vous?” Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant Alvina saw them dropping hurriedly down the incline between the twiggy wild oaks. The Lost Girl Tree thrifty, healthy, early productive, round-headed, twiggy; Shoots medium or slender, reddish brown, leaves large. American Pomology Apples 2011-10-03T02:00:29.477Z It makes an upright deciduous shrub, 3 feet to 4 feet, slender, twiggy wood, and small ovate lanceolate leaves. Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens “No, sir; only that some of the shoots are big and strong, and some are little and twiggy.” Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden It may also be grown with happy results as shown in the illustration, needing only a well-secured twiggy bush. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. It is, however, well worth growing; the short twiggy branches, densely clothed with dark green leaves, form a thoroughly efficient screen. Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 The elm trees stood like chased toys made by silversmiths where the light struck them; and in the darkness seemed like harsh twiggy nets hung on tall poles to catch the stars. The Judge Then I passed under precipitous naked rocks, with the river on the other hand, skirted by low bushes of twiggy willow that looked like tamarisk from a distance. Two Summers in Guyenne I looked for some moments, and then replied: “Yes; these big shoots are long and smooth and straight, and the little twiggy ones are all over sharp points.” Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden This is a much branched twiggy shrub, about 4 feet high, with small, linear-lanceolate leaves, thickly studded with pellucid dots. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs This is a really handsome and distinct species, with twiggy, deciduous branches, from the undersides of the arching shoots of which the flowers hang in great profusion. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs She watched him go out into the white ecstatic glare and pass behind the illuminated twiggy bareness of the hedge, which looked like the phosphorescent spine of some monstrous stranded fish. The Judge The leaves are neat, thickly-arranged, and hoary, while the whole plant is twiggy and of strict though by no means formal growth. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs This is a dwarf, spreading, twiggy bush, of fully a yard high. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs For the front line of a shrubbery this is an invaluable shrub, its pretty leaves and neat twiggy habit making it a favourite with planters. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs It is an old inhabitant of our gardens, and forms a somewhat erect, twiggy bush, of fully 10 feet in height. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs It grows from 6 feet to 10 feet high, with a thick, twiggy head, and drooping racemes of white flowers borne thickly all over the plant. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs This is of dwarf, twiggy growth, rarely more than 3 feet high, and bearing an abundance of rose-coloured flowers in early February. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs A wiry twiggy shrub, fully 4 feet high, with entire leaves, and small, white flowers produced in umbels at the tips of the last year's shoots. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs This is a neat, twiggy shrub, growing from 2 ft. to 3 ft. high, with slender shoots, and very pleasing, shining green serrated leaves. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs The white flowers of this species smell somewhat like those of the Hawthorn, and are freely produced on the leafless, twiggy stems, in March or early in April, according to the state of the weather. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs |
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