| 释义 |
budge
I. \ˈbəj\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English bugee, bogey, from Anglo-French bogee
: a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French bouger, from Old French bougier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin bullicare, from Latin bullire to boil — more at boil
intransitive verb
: move, shift; especially : to give way : yield — usually used with an expressed or implied negative
< the mule refused to budge >
transitive verb
: to start or cause to move
< the door was stuck fast, I couldn't budge it >
often : to move (someone) to make a new decision : cause (a person) to change his mind
< once he decided to stay no one could budge him >
III. adjective
Etymology: origin unknown
archaic : austere or stiff in manner : pompous, solemn
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
obs slang : thief
V. \ˈbəj\ noun
Etymology: origin unknown
slang : intoxicating liquor |