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nudge

英美 [nʌdʒ]

解释

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

※ 提供单词"nudge"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

nudge 轻推，轻触

词源不详。

nudie 裸体照片，裸体表演

来自nudist的口语。

英文词源

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.).

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例句和用法

1. 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。

2. 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。

3. McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge.: 麦金农又轻轻推了一下轮子。

4. People began to nudge the couple into going away.: 人们开始劝说这两口子走开.

5. We have to nudge politicians in the right direction.: 我们必须把搞政治的推向正确的方向.