| 释义 |
nudge¹ /nʌdʒ/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 用肘轻推(以引起注意或暗示)；轻推
His next neighbours nudged him. 紧靠在他旁边的人用肘轻推他。
Whenever strangers saw him they were sure to nudge each other and say, “That's Mark Twain!” 每当陌生人看到他的时候，他们总是要彼此轻推一下说：“那就是马克·吐温啊!”
He nudged the door open with his knee. 他用膝轻轻顶开门。
2. 劝诱；推进；刺激
nudge one's memory 激发回忆
She was trying to nudge these bills on to passage. 她正在设法促使这些法案通过。
3. 接近
The circulation of the book is nudging the four million mark. 这本书的发行量已近400万册。
❷ vi.
轻推；推进
Little thoughts nudged at my brain all evening. 整个晚上琐碎小事缠绕我的脑际。
Cargo traffic's increase will likely nudge forward from 5.5 per cent this year to 6.5 per cent next year. 明年的货运量将有可能从今年的5.5%增长到6.5%。
II n.
轻推；推动
Hubert wrote the letter with a nudge from Cora. 休伯特是经科拉的催促写那封信的。
Interest rates have been given an upward nudge. 利率已有所上升。
[<? Scan; 与 Icel nugga to push 有关] phr. give it a bit of a nudge 〈澳口〉使过于沉溺于 nudge one’s way推搡而过；挤过 The boat nudged her way out of Liverpool on Wednesday. 船于星期三左避右闪地驶离利物浦。This college has nudged its way up from eighth to seventh among the most influential institutions of higher learning in the country. 这所学院在这个国家最有影响的高等院校中已从第八位升到第七位。 nudge nudge [用于引人注意话中有话]Haven't seen much of the beach — we've been catching up on our sleep (nudge nudge). 海滩风光没怎么看到，因为我们忙着补睡觉呢(注意，注意)。 |