nudge
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
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.).
实用例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She slipped her arm under his and gave him a nudge.
- 她挽住他的胳膊，轻轻推了他一下。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge.
- 麦金农又轻轻推了一下轮子。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. People began to nudge the couple into going away.
- 人们开始劝说这两口子走开.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. We have to nudge politicians in the right direction.
- 我们必须把搞政治的推向正确的方向.
来自《简明英汉词典》