| 单词 | budge |
| 释义 | budge (once / 4251 pages) v To budge is to move — but just a little bit. People can budge physically from where they're sitting or standing, and people can budge from opinions and positions too. If a bunch of your friends are sitting on a bench, and they're taking up too much space for you to sit, you could ask them to budge, meaning "Move over!" If you hate eggs and refuse to eat them no matter how they're cooked, you are refusing to budge from your anti-egg policy. Budge is most often used in a negative way, as in "I won't budge" or "They wouldn't budge." This word often applies to stubborn people. Since budge means to move just a tiny bit, what's the big deal? Someone who accuses you of not budging is basically saying you should. WORD FAMILYbudge: budged, budges, budging USAGE EXAMPLESI pleaded with my parents to buy me Snake Mountain, but they wouldn’t budge. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Rather, this is the extraordinary tale of an extraordinary man who refused to budge from his pacifist beliefs, while also desiring to serve his country. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) On Dec. 9, Mr. Jammeh changed his mind and called for a new vote, refusing to budge. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) v move very slightly Syn|Hyper agitate, shift, stir move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion Budge (once / 13539 pages) n WORD FAMILY Budge: Budges USAGE EXAMPLESAt age 43, he won the Wimbledon doubles title with Budge Patty and helped the U.S. Washington Times(Nov 15, 2016) “We’re a community and we have to start doing something about the socioeconomic issues facing this community,” Budge told the News&Guide.; Washington Times(Aug 31, 2016) Budge won six straight major titles, a record. Wall Street Journal(Jul 02, 2016) n United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) Syn|Exp Don Budge, John Donald Budge tennis player an athlete who plays tennis |
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