nudge
verb /nʌdʒ/
/nʌdʒ/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they nudge | /nʌdʒ/ /nʌdʒ/ |
| he / she / it nudges | /ˈnʌdʒɪz/ /ˈnʌdʒɪz/ |
| past simple nudged | /nʌdʒd/ /nʌdʒd/ |
| past participle nudged | /nʌdʒd/ /nʌdʒd/ |
| -ing form nudging | /ˈnʌdʒɪŋ/ /ˈnʌdʒɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] nudge somebody/something to push somebody gently, especially with your elbow, in order to get their attention
（用肘）轻推，轻触 - He nudged me and whispered, ‘Look who's just come in.’
他用胳膊肘碰了我一下，低声说：“瞧谁进来了。”
- She nudged him playfully in the ribs.
她开玩笑地用胳膊肘触了触他的肋骨。 - The kids were giggling and nudging each other.
孩子们咯咯地笑着，用胳膊肘互相推来推去。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- gently
- playfully
- nudge somebody in the ribs
- He nudged me and whispered, ‘Look who's just come in.’
- [transitive] nudge somebody/something + adv./prep. to push somebody/something gently or gradually in a particular direction
（朝某方向）轻推，渐渐推动 - He nudged the ball past the goalie and into the net.
他轻松地将球推过守门员，送入网中。 - She nudged me out of the way.
她将我轻轻地推开了。 - (figurative) He nudged the conversation towards the subject of money.
他将谈话逐步引到钱这个话题上。 - (figurative) She tried to nudge him into changing his mind (= persuade him to do it).
她试图慢慢说服他改变主意。
- He nudged the ball past the goalie and into the net.
- [transitive, intransitive] nudge (something) + adv./prep. to move forward by pushing with your elbow
用胳膊肘挤开往前走 - He nudged his way through the crowd.
他用胳膊肘开路穿过人群。
- He nudged his way through the crowd.
- [transitive] nudge something (+ adv./prep.) to reach or make something reach a particular level
（使）达到，接近 - Inflation was nudging 20 per cent.
通货膨胀率接近20%。 - This afternoon's sunshine could nudge the temperature above freezing.
今天下午的阳光可使温度达到冰点以上。
- Inflation was nudging 20 per cent.
词源late 17th cent. (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with Norwegian dialect nugga, nyggja ‘to push, rub’.