| 单词 | nudge |
| 释义 | nudge (nʌdʒ ) Word forms: nudges , nudging , nudged 1. verb If you nudge someone, you push them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to something. I nudged Stan and pointed again. [VERB noun] 'Stop it,' he said, and nudged the boy lightly with his knee. [VERB noun] Synonyms: push, touch, dig, jog Nudge is also a noun. She slipped her arm under his and gave him a nudge. 2. verb If you nudge someone or something into a place or position, you gently push them there. Edna Swinson nudged him into the sitting room. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] The civil servant nudged him forward. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Nudge is also a noun. McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge. 3. verb If you nudge someone into doing something, you gently persuade them to do it. Bit by bit, Bob had nudged Fritz into selling his controlling interest. [VERB noun + into] Foreigners must use their power to nudge the country towards greater tolerance. [V n + towards] British tour companies are nudging clients to travel further afield. [VERB noun to-infinitive] Synonyms: prompt, influence, urge, persuade Nudge is also a noun. I had a feeling that the challenge appealed to him. All he needed was a nudge. 4. verb [usually cont] If someone or something is nudging a particular amount, level, or state, they have almost reached it. ...a little-known stage play writer and actress who was nudging 40 and going nowhere. [VERB noun] The temperature when we were there was nudging 80°F. [VERB noun] 5. a nudge and a wink/nudge-nudge wink-wink phrase [oft PHR n] If you refer to a nudge and a wink or to nudge-nudge wink-wink, you mean that someone is referring to sex in an indirect way. [mainly British, journalism] The article then listed a series of nudge-nudge, wink-wink rumors. Idioms: a nudge and a wink or nudge-nudge, wink-wink said to mean that someone is talking about something in a sly, suggestive way, because the subject is embarrassing or because they may get into trouble if they say it openly The article then listed a series of nudge-nudge, wink-wink rumors that insinuated that the Prime Minister was having an affair. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: nudge ahead At almost every stage, someone will nudge ahead to test the others, and we try to respond. Times, Sunday Times That tone, together with a 12 per cent rise in the interim dividend, helped the shares to nudge ahead. Times, Sunday Times They did not have to wait long to nudge ahead though. The Sun In terms of sales and occupancy, local hoteliers report activity nudging ahead of last year. Times, Sunday Times Wasps had nudged ahead before half-time, but were soon behind again. Times, Sunday Times She gently gave his hips an ever so slight nudge to raise them. Times, Sunday Times He said he saw the incident and there was almost definitely a slight nudge. The Sun If you were both challenging for the ball in the air, he had this ability to give you a slight nudge in the back. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 轻推常用肘为引起注意 Japanese: ひじでそっと突く |
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