释义 |
budge I. \ˈbəj\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English bugee, bogey, from Anglo-French bogee : a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward II. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle French bouger, from Old French bougier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin bullicare, from Latin bullire to boil — more at boil intransitive verb : move, shift; especially : to give way : yield — usually used with an expressed or implied negative < the mule refused to budge > transitive verb : to start or cause to move < the door was stuck fast, I couldn't budge it > often : to move (someone) to make a new decision : cause (a person) to change his mind < once he decided to stay no one could budge him > III. adjective Etymology: origin unknown archaic : austere or stiff in manner : pompous, solemn IV. noun (-s) Etymology: origin unknown obs slang : thief V. \ˈbəj\ noun Etymology: origin unknown slang : intoxicating liquor |