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

fudge¹ n. [uncountable]

Fooda soft candy usually made with sugar, butter, milk, and flavoring.

fudge³ v., fudged, fudg•ing, adj.

to behave in a dishonest way;
cheat:[~ + on + object]to fudge on an exam.
to avoid coming to grips with something;
evade;
dodge: [~ + on + object]The president began to fudge on the issue.[~ + object]He began to fudge questions.
[no object] to exaggerate a cost, estimate, etc., in order to allow for error.
to tamper with;
falsify:[~ + object]to fudge the company accounts.

fudge¹ n.

Fooda soft candy made of sugar, butter, milk, chocolate, and sometimes nuts.

1895–1900, American; of uncertain origin, originally; the word was early in its history associated with college campuses, where fudge-making was popular; however, attempts to explain it as a derivative of fudge³ (preparing the candy supposedly being an excuse to "fudge'' on dormitory rules) are dubious and probably after-the-fact speculation

fudge² n., v., fudged, fudg•ing.
n.

nonsense or foolishness (often used interjectionally).

v.i.

to talk nonsense.

1690–1700; origin, originally uncertain; compare fudge³

fudge³ v., fudged, fudg•ing, n.
v.i.

to cheat or welsh (often fol. by on):to fudge on an exam; to fudge on one's campaign promises.
to avoid coming to grips with something:to fudge on an issue.
to exaggerate a cost, estimate, etc., in order to allow leeway for error.

v.t.

to avoid coming to grips with (a subject, issue, etc.);
evade;
dodge:to fudge a direct question.

a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page.
the bulletin thus printed, often in color.
a machine or attachment for printing such a bulletin.

1665–75; origin, originally uncertain; in earliest sense, "to contrive clumsily,'' perh. expressive variant of fadge to fit, agree, do (akin to Middle English feien to put together, join, Old English fēgan); unclear if fudge¹ and fudge² are developments of this word or independent coinages

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

fudge /fʌdʒ/ n

a soft variously flavoured sweet made from sugar, butter, cream, etc

Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin

fudge /fʌdʒ/ n

foolishness; nonsense

interj

a mild exclamation of annoyance

Etymology: 18th Century: of uncertain origin

fudge /fʌdʒ/ n

a small section of type matter in a box in a newspaper allowing late news to be included without the whole page having to be remade
the late news so inserted
an unsatisfactory compromise reached to evade a difficult problem or controversial issue

(transitive) to make or adjust in a false or clumsy way
(transitive) to misrepresent; falsify
to evade (a problem, issue, etc); dodge; avoid

Etymology: 19th Century: see fadge

单词	fudged
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 fudge¹ /fʌdʒ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] Fooda soft candy usually made with sugar, butter, milk, and flavoring. fudge³ /fʌdʒ/USA pronunciation v., fudged, fudg•ing, adj. to behave in a dishonest way; cheat:[~ + on + object]to fudge on an exam. to avoid coming to grips with something; evade; dodge: [~ + on + object]The president began to fudge on the issue.[~ + object]He began to fudge questions. [no object] to exaggerate a cost, estimate, etc., in order to allow for error. to tamper with; falsify:[~ + object]to fudge the company accounts. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 fudge¹ (fuj),USA pronunciation n. Fooda soft candy made of sugar, butter, milk, chocolate, and sometimes nuts. 1895–1900, American; of uncertain origin, originally; the word was early in its history associated with college campuses, where fudge-making was popular; however, attempts to explain it as a derivative of fudge³ (preparing the candy supposedly being an excuse to "fudge'' on dormitory rules) are dubious and probably after-the-fact speculation fudge² (fuj),USA pronunciation n., v., fudged, fudg•ing. n. nonsense or foolishness (often used interjectionally). v.i. to talk nonsense. 1690–1700; origin, originally uncertain; compare fudge³ fudge³ (fuj),USA pronunciation v., fudged, fudg•ing, n. v.i. to cheat or welsh (often fol. by on):to fudge on an exam; to fudge on one's campaign promises. to avoid coming to grips with something:to fudge on an issue. to exaggerate a cost, estimate, etc., in order to allow leeway for error. v.t. to avoid coming to grips with (a subject, issue, etc.); evade; dodge:to fudge a direct question. n. a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page. the bulletin thus printed, often in color. a machine or attachment for printing such a bulletin. 1665–75; origin, originally uncertain; in earliest sense, "to contrive clumsily,'' perh. expressive variant of fadge to fit, agree, do (akin to Middle English feien to put together, join, Old English fēgan); unclear if fudge¹ and fudge² are developments of this word or independent coinages Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fudge /fʌdʒ/ n a soft variously flavoured sweet made from sugar, butter, cream, etc Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin fudge /fʌdʒ/ n foolishness; nonsense interj a mild exclamation of annoyance Etymology: 18th Century: of uncertain origin fudge /fʌdʒ/ n a small section of type matter in a box in a newspaper allowing late news to be included without the whole page having to be remade the late news so inserted an unsatisfactory compromise reached to evade a difficult problem or controversial issue vb (transitive) to make or adjust in a false or clumsy way (transitive) to misrepresent; falsify to evade (a problem, issue, etc); dodge; avoid Etymology: 19th Century: see fadge
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