2015年3月14日 · Twig: A small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division). Branch: A division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant; Bough: Any of the larger branches of a tree; In general, twigs are where leaves and flowers bud from. Branches are where twigs originate. Prunus Twig (credits: Wikimedia)

2020年8月26日 · Monkeys typically swing from branch to branch. It is important to say from branch to branch or from tree to tree or from x to y. They do not jump as jumping involves the feet, not the arms, which is what monkeys use to propel themselves.

2025年3月31日 · the ability to think in images; to make a mental map of the tree "concrete thinking" means that the sqirrel thinks about actual objects, such as the trees and branches they're jumping between. This contrasts with "abstract thinking", where we form concepts about trees and branches in general, and then apply them to the problem at hand.

2020年12月24日 · But the word you really should use is "perching" which means standing on a branch (or similar) and gripping it with its feet. It is particularly used when talking about birds. Also "roosting" for sleeping and "nesting" for using a nest to lay eggs. "Is landing" suggests that the bird is in the process of ending its flight. Two pigeons flew by.

In early April, soon after the leaves bud out, clusters of snowy, 1-inch, white or pink flowers cover each slender branch of this densely foliated shrub. (Google Books) An oldish example of bud out indicating the appearance of leaves:

2020年3月6日 · I saw some websites (written by a Vietnamese English teacher) saying that the following picture is "a bunch of bananas" And the below picture is "a comb of bananas" Is that correct?

As I wrote elsewhere, I'm not a big fan of "do the needful".I said: I find it a little too condescending and dictatorial for my tastes, as though the details of what is necessary are too trivial for the speaker to even know what they are.

2024年12月29日 · Since climbing a tall tree is about effort rather than experimenting, try to climb is the better choice. This makes it distinct from verbs like love in: "I love to climb trees" = "I love climbing trees" where there is no significant difference in meaning between the two forms. How can I differentiate between the two

Could you tell me if there is any difference in meaning between the following sentences? I have waited for you for two hours. I'm leaving. I have been waiting for you for two hours. I'm leaving.

2016年2月16日 · The first is more polite while the second is more impersonal and better suited to a corporate or institutional setting where the recipient might not have a relationship with the writer.