nudge

英 美[nʌdʒ]
  • 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

TEM8GRE低频词扩展词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: nudges;过去式: nudged;过去分词: nudged;现在分词: nudging;

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。

英英释意


1. a slight push or shake

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.).

考试真题


Few political libraries are without a copy of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Few political libraries are without a copy of Nudge : Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein.

2015年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the self-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light.

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

词组搭配


nudge nudge (wink wink)

used to draw attention to a sexual innuendo in the previous statement

那个事情(用于引起对前述内容中关于性行为暗示的注意)

haven't seen much of the beach—we've been catching up on our sleep (nudge nudge).

(我们)没怎么看海滩——我们一直在补充睡眠(那个事情)。

实用场景例句


He nudged me and whispered, ‘Look who's just come in. ’
他用胳膊肘碰了我一下,低声说:“瞧谁进来了。”

牛津词典

He nudged the ball past the goalie and into the net.
他轻松地将球推过守门员,送入网中。

牛津词典

She nudged me out of the way.
她将我慢慢地推开了。

牛津词典

(figurative)He nudged the conversation towards the subject of money.
他将谈话逐步引到钱这个话题上。

牛津词典

(figurative)She tried to nudge him into changing his mind (= persuade him to do it) .
她试图慢慢说服他改变主意。

牛津词典

He nudged his way through the crowd.
他用胳膊肘开路穿过人群。

牛津词典

Inflation is nudging 20%.
通货膨胀即将达到20%。

牛津词典

This afternoon's sunshine could nudge the temperature above freezing.
今天下午的阳光可使温度达到冰点以上。

牛津词典

She gave me a gentle nudge in the ribs to tell me to shut up.
她用胳膊肘捅了一下我的腰,让我住口。

牛津词典

(figurative)He can work hard but he needs a nudge now and then.
他能够努力工作,但偶尔需要督促一下。

牛津词典

They've been spending a lot of time together, nudge nudge, wink wink.
他们长期厮混在一起,卿卿我我的。

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I nudged Stan and pointed again...
我轻轻推了推斯坦,又指了一下。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'Stop it,' he said, and nudged the boy lightly with his knee.
“别这么干了,”他用膝盖轻轻碰了碰那个男孩说道。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Edna Swinson nudged him into the sitting room...
埃德娜·斯温森把他推进了起居室。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The civil servant nudged him forward.
那个文职人员向前推了他一把。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Bit by bit Bob had nudged Fritz into selling his controlling interest...
鲍勃一步一步劝说弗里茨卖掉了他的控股权益。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a little-known stage play writer and actress who was nudging 40 and going nowhere...
一个年近四旬、一事无成、寂寂无闻的舞台剧作者兼演员

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The temperature when we were there was nudging 80 degree F.
我们在的时候,那里温度接近80华氏度。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The article then listed a series of nudge-nudge, wink-wink rumors that have appeared in newspapers over the last two years.
文章接下来列举了过去两年间报纸上出现过的一连串性丑闻传言。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I gave him a nudge and he understood at once.
我用肘轻轻推了他一下,他马上就明白了.

辞典例句

We tried to nudge them towards a practical solution.
我们试图促使他们达成一个可行的解决办法.

辞典例句

A vertical or horizontal bar containing a scroll thumb and nudge buttons.
一个纵向或横向的包含了卷轴和按钮的条状控件.

期刊摘选

Now It'seems that starbursts can . in their turn , nudge the galaxies they occur in.
目前一般认为,星群爆发能够 反过来 对所在星系产生作用.

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They've been spending a lot of time together, nudge nudge , wink wink.
他们老混在一起, 眉来眼去, 卿卿我我的.

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Close friends and married couples nudge that up to 35 percent.
亲密的朋友、已婚夫妇在这一数字上为35%.

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