The word "nudge" can be used as a verb meaning to push or tap gently, often to get attention, to move something or someone into a position, or to persuade someone. It can also mean to approach or reach a certain level. As a noun, it's used in expressions like "nudge and a wink" to suggest something, particularly about sex, indirectly.
nudge (动词) 表示用肘等轻推以引起注意;轻轻推动某物到某处;劝说或促使某人做某事;接近或达到某个数值;(名词) 用于短语“nudge and a wink”表示对性或性丑闻的暗示。
[VERB 动词](通常指用肘)轻推,轻碰(以引起注意) If you nudge someone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something.
[V n]
[usu sing]
I nudged Stan and pointed again...
我轻轻推了推斯坦,又指了一下。
'Stop it,' he said, and nudged the boy lightly with his knee.
“别这么干了,”他用膝盖轻轻碰了碰那个男孩说道。
Nudge is also a noun.
She slipped her arm under his and gave him a nudge.
她挽住他的胳膊,轻轻推了他一下。
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[VERB 动词]轻轻地推动(或推向) If you nudge someone or something into a place or position, you gently push them there.
[V n prep/adv]
Edna Swinson nudged him into the sitting room...
埃德娜·斯温森把他推进了起居室。
The civil servant nudged him forward.
那个文职人员向前推了他一把。
Nudge is also a noun.
McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge.
麦金农又轻轻推了一下轮子。
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[VERB 动词]劝说;鼓动 If you nudge someone into doing something, you gently persuade them to do it.
[V n into -ing/n]
[V n towards n]
[V n to-inf]
Bit by bit Bob had nudged Fritz into selling his controlling interest...
鲍勃一步一步劝说弗里茨卖掉了他的控股权益。
Foreigners must use their power to nudge the country towards greater tolerance...
外国人必须动用他们的力量促使这个国家变得更加宽容。
British tour companies are nudging clients to travel further afield.
英国旅游公司正鼓动客户到更远的地方去旅游。
Nudge is also a noun.
I had a feeling that the challenge appealed to him. All he needed was a nudge.
我感觉这个挑战对他颇具吸引力,他所需要的就是一点推动。
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[VERB 动词]几乎达到;接近 If someone or something is nudging a particular amount, level, or state, they have almost reached it.
[V n]
[usu cont]
...a little-known stage play writer and actress who was nudging 40 and going nowhere...
一个年近四旬、一事无成、寂寂无闻的舞台剧作者兼演员
The temperature when we were there was nudging 80 degree F.
我们在的时候,那里温度接近80华氏度。
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[PHRASE 短语]性关系;(尤指)性丑闻 If you refer to a nudge and a wink or to nudge-nudge wink-wink, you mean that someone is referring to sex, especially immoral sex, in an indirect way.
[oft PHR n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
The article then listed a series of nudge-nudge, wink-wink rumors that have appeared in newspapers over the last two years.
文章接下来列举了过去两年间报纸上出现过的一连串性丑闻传言。
Oxford
nudge/nʌdʒ; NAmEnʌdʒ/
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nudgenudgesnudgednudgingverb1[transitive ]nudgesb/sth to push sb 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。”2[transitive ]nudgesb/sth + adv./prep. to push sb/sth 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.她将我慢慢地推开了。◆( 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。3[transitive , intransitive ]nudge(sth) + adv./prep. to move forward by pushing with your elbow 用胳膊肘挤开往前走◆He nudged his waythrough the crowd. 他用胳膊肘开路穿过人群。4[transitive ]nudgesth (+ adv./prep.) to reach or make sth reach a particular level (使)达到,接近◆Inflation is nudging 20%.通货膨胀即将达到 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。nouna slight push, usually with the elbow (肘部的)轻推,碰◆She gave me a gentle nudge in the ribs to tell me to shut up.她用胳膊肘轻推了一下我的腰,让我住口。◆( figurative) He can work hard but he needs a nudge now and then.他能够努力工作,但偶尔需要督促一下。IDIOMˌnudge ˈnudge, ˌwink ˈwink | a ˌnudge and a ˈwinkused to suggest sth to do with sex without actually saying it (暗指与性行为有关的事)眉来眼去◆They've been spending a lot of time together, nudge nudge, wink wink.他们长期厮混在一起,卿卿我我的。nudge/nʌdʒ; NAmEnʌdʒ/
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nudgenudge /nʌdʒ/ verb
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1[transitive] to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention: Jill nudged him in the ribs.► see thesaurus at
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2[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move something or someone a short distance by gently pushing: She nudged the glass towards me. David nudged me out of the way.3[intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move forward slowly by pushing gentlynudge your way to/through etc (something) I started to nudge my way to the front of the crowd.4[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to gently persuade or encourage someone to take a particular decision or actionnudge somebody into/towards something We’re trying to nudge them towards a practical solution.5[transitive] to almost reach a particular level or amount: Outside the temperature was nudging 30 degrees Celsius.—nudge noun [countable]: Hannah gave me a gentle nudge.
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nudge
[nʌdʒ]nudged, nudging, nudges
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nudging[218]
轻推(57%),推进(35%),轻触(8%)
n.推动;用肘轻推;没完没了抱怨的人
vt.推进;用肘轻推;向…不停地唠叨
vi.轻推;推进;唠叨
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