nudge
英 美 [nʌdʒ]
- n. 推動；用肘輕推；沒完沒了抱怨的人
- vt. 推進；用肘輕推；向…不停地嘮叨
- vi. 輕推；推進；嘮叨
中文詞源
nudge 輕推，輕觸詞源不詳。
nudie 裸體照片，裸體表演
來自nudist的口語。
英文詞源
- nudge (v.)
- "to push slightly with the elbow," 1670s, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Norwegian nugge, nyggje "to jostle, rub;" Icelandic nugga "to rub, massage"). Related: Nudged; nudging.
- nudge (n.1)
- "complainer, nagger," 1960s, from Yiddish, from Slavic words meaning "fret, ache," realted to the root of nudnik (q.v.).
- nudge (n.2)
- "a slight push," 1836, from nudge (v.).
雙語例句
- 1. Foreigners must use their power to nudge the country towards greater tolerance.
- 外國人必須動用他們的力量促使這個國家變得更加寬容。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She slipped her arm under his and gave him a nudge.
- 她挽住他的胳膊，輕輕推了他一下。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge.
- 麥金農又輕輕推了一下輪子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. People began to nudge the couple into going away.
- 人們開始勸說這兩口子走開.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. We have to nudge politicians in the right direction.
- 我們必須把搞政治的推向正確的方向.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》