nudge

• n. 推動(dòng)；用肘輕推；沒(méi)完沒(méi)了抱怨的人
• vt. 推進(jìn)；用肘輕推；向…不停地嘮叨
• vi. 輕推；推進(jìn)；嘮叨

詞源不詳。

nudie 裸體照片，裸體表演

來(lái)自nudist的口語(yǔ)。

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.).

1. Foreigners must use their power to nudge the country towards greater tolerance.

外國(guó)人必須動(dòng)用他們的力量促使這個(gè)國(guó)家變得更加寬容。

來(lái)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，輕輕推了他一下。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge.

麥金農(nóng)又輕輕推了一下輪子。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. People began to nudge the couple into going away.

人們開(kāi)始勸說(shuō)這兩口子走開(kāi).

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. We have to nudge politicians in the right direction.

我們必須把搞政治的推向正確的方向.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》