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| 1 | T to use a part of your body , especially your elbow , to give a little push to someone or something 轻推；（尤指）用肘轻推 | Sheila nudged me in the ribs, and pointed at Paul. 希拉用肘轻轻顶了一下我的肋部，然后指着保罗。 | | Patrick nudged the door closed with his foot. 帕特里克用脚轻轻地把门推上。 | | | 1a | to push your way through something in order to get to where you want to go 向前挤；挤进 | | |
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| 2 | T to make something move gradually or a little way in a particular direction 使逐渐推进；使稍微移动 | The central bank can nudge rates lower if necessary. 如果有必要的话，中央银行会逐渐降低利率。 | | | 2a | I to move gradually in a particular direction 逐渐推进 | | The temperatures are nudging up into the eighties. 温度正逐步上升到80多度。 | | |
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| 3 | T to encourage someone in a gentle way to do something 鼓励 | She tries to nudge her students into reading more. 她试着鼓励她的学生多阅读。 | |
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