nudge

英 [nʌdʒ] 美 [nʌdʒ]

• vt. 轻推；轻触；推进
• vi. 轻推
• n. 轻推

英英释义

Noun:

1. a slight push or shake

Verb:

1. to push against gently;

   "She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant"
   

2. push into action by pestering or annoying gently

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. I nudged her and pointed to the man across the street.
   我用肘碰了她一下并指了指街对面的那个男的。
2. She nudged him with her elbow.
   她用肘轻触了他一下。
3. The horse nudged my pocket with its nose.
   马用鼻子轻轻地拱我的衣袋。
4. We tried to nudge them towards a practical solution.
   我们试图促成他们达成一个可行的解决办法。

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. The ship is nudging through the ice.
   船在冰中推进。

用作名词 (n.)

1. She gave me a nudge in the ribs.
   她以肘轻触我肋部一下。

经典引文

• I opened my mouth to say yes but Connie nudged me.

  出自： L. R. Banks

• Pamela and Miriam were nudging the trolley over..the carpet.

  出自： F. Raphael

词汇搭配

• operation nudge 长短期利率操作...

近反义词

【近义词】

• prod 刺针
• push 推
• shove 推挤
• jab 刺
• poke 戳
• prompt 迅速的
• bump 碰撞
• jolt 震摇
• jog 慢跑
• poke at 轻轻地拨动