英语词汇“nudge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

nudge

/nʌdʒ

verb [with object]

1Prod (someone) gently with one’s elbow in order to attract attention: people were nudging each other and pointing at me...

I gently nudged him with my elbow until he moaned and opened his right eye.
He nudged her with his elbow, reminding her gently, ‘Some girls go for older guys.’
She nudges him with her elbow, managing to look - as teenage girls do - simultaneously superior and deprived.

Synonyms

poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt

1.1Touch or push (something) gently or gradually: the canoe nudged a bank of reeds...

The Chinese Central Bank nudged its currency higher against the dollar last week by 2 percent.
I find a large spoon helps here, and then you can gently nudge the latke off the spoon into the oil.
So I nudged the carton a little bit to push it away from the door and then I heard something splat.

Synonyms

touch, bump (against), push (against), run into

1.2Coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something: we have to nudge the politicians in the right direction...

I think physicians are being nudged back in that direction, and I am very encouraged by that.
Laurie took a deep breath and then nudged her horse into a canter.
"This one'll do, " Avery whispered, nudging the horse forward.

Synonyms

prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate, prod, jog

1.3Approach (an age, figure, or level) very closely: both men were nudging fifty...

Those with long memories may recall that the share price was nudging the 100p level some 15 years ago.
That level of indebtedness is nudging towards 65 percent of our gross domestic product.
Further violence threatens to push the oil price - which is nudging towards record levels owing to unrest in the Middle East - even higher.

Synonyms

approach, come/get close to, be verging on, border on, near

noun

A light touch or push: he gave her shoulder a nudge figurative she appreciated the nudge to her memory...

Maybe the nudge wasn't as light as it was described.
She then received a light nudge on her arm and she faced Jill again, ‘So do you go to the same school as Theodore?’
When her foot collided with something hard, she gave it a light nudge, and then quickly flicked her eyes up to Josh to see if he'd noticed anything.

Synonyms

poke, dig in the ribs, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt, push

Phrases

nudge nudge (wink wink)

Derivatives

nudger

noun ...

Collingwood is the appointed nudger and nurdler, the buffer between the big strikers, but his batting at present is ordinary.
He is not a shuffler and nudger of the ball like many stumpers, but a classical batsman.
There was a golden age of British comedy in the blissful innocence of those Ealing summers before pipe smoking opinion nudgers decided that what had been made at the studio should be preserved forever in formaldehyde.

Origin

Late 17th century (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with Norwegian dialect nugga, nyggja 'to push, rub'.

单词	nudge
释义	nudge /nʌdʒ / verb [with object] 1Prod (someone) gently with one’s elbow in order to attract attention: people were nudging each other and pointing at me... I gently nudged him with my elbow until he moaned and opened his right eye. He nudged her with his elbow, reminding her gently, ‘Some girls go for older guys.’ She nudges him with her elbow, managing to look - as teenage girls do - simultaneously superior and deprived. Synonyms poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt 1.1Touch or push (something) gently or gradually: the canoe nudged a bank of reeds... The Chinese Central Bank nudged its currency higher against the dollar last week by 2 percent. I find a large spoon helps here, and then you can gently nudge the latke off the spoon into the oil. So I nudged the carton a little bit to push it away from the door and then I heard something splat. Synonyms touch, bump (against), push (against), run into 1.2Coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something: we have to nudge the politicians in the right direction... I think physicians are being nudged back in that direction, and I am very encouraged by that. Laurie took a deep breath and then nudged her horse into a canter. "This one'll do, " Avery whispered, nudging the horse forward. Synonyms prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate, prod, jog 1.3Approach (an age, figure, or level) very closely: both men were nudging fifty... Those with long memories may recall that the share price was nudging the 100p level some 15 years ago. That level of indebtedness is nudging towards 65 percent of our gross domestic product. Further violence threatens to push the oil price - which is nudging towards record levels owing to unrest in the Middle East - even higher. Synonyms approach, come/get close to, be verging on, border on, near noun A light touch or push: he gave her shoulder a nudge figurative she appreciated the nudge to her memory... Maybe the nudge wasn't as light as it was described. She then received a light nudge on her arm and she faced Jill again, ‘So do you go to the same school as Theodore?’ When her foot collided with something hard, she gave it a light nudge, and then quickly flicked her eyes up to Josh to see if he'd noticed anything. Synonyms poke, dig in the ribs, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt, push Phrases nudge nudge (wink wink) Derivatives nudger noun ... Collingwood is the appointed nudger and nurdler, the buffer between the big strikers, but his batting at present is ordinary. He is not a shuffler and nudger of the ball like many stumpers, but a classical batsman. There was a golden age of British comedy in the blissful innocence of those Ealing summers before pipe smoking opinion nudgers decided that what had been made at the studio should be preserved forever in formaldehyde. Origin Late 17th century (as a verb): of unknown origin; compare with Norwegian dialect nugga, nyggja 'to push, rub'. Rhymes adjudge, begrudge, bludge, budge, drudge, fudge, grudge, judge, misjudge, pudge, sludge, smudge, trudge
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