词汇 | nudging |
释义 | nudging present participle ofnudge nudge verb uk /nʌdʒ/ us /nʌdʒ/ nudgeverb (TOUCH)[ T ] to push something or someone gently, especially to push someone with your elbow (= the middle part of your arm where it bends) to attract the person's attention: (尤指用肘部)轻推,轻触 The children were giggling and nudging each other.孩子们咯咯地笑着,互相推来推去。 He nudged the cat off the sofa so that he could sit down.他把猫轻轻推下沙发,这样自己可以坐下来。 [ I+ adv/prep, T ] to move slowly and almost reach a higher point or level: 接近(更高点或水平) Oil prices continue to nudge higher.油价持续上涨。 Peter must be nudging 40 now.彼得现在肯定将近40岁了。 Pushing and shoving bat bat something/someone away boop bring bring someone down bundle dig elbow knock someone down mash poke poke/dig someone in the ribsidiom prod rib shoulder shove thrust upend upset wrangle You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Touching & feeling Slow and moving slowly nudgeverb (PERSUADE)[ T ] to encourage or persuade someone to do something in a way that is gentle rather than forceful or direct: He cleverly nudges us towards the conclusion he himself has reached. Do you find your parents nudging you in the direction of further study? If you have an always-late friend, nudge him with a phone call an hour before the party. Nudged by an inner voice, I called the transplant center and embarked on a series of tests to determine my suitability as a donor. He nudged his girlfriend towards the stage. Even a little discontent with your partner can nudge you to look around for someone else. Encouraging and urging on abet barrack for someone bread bring bring someone out cultivate get in there!idiom get out of here!idiom go on good/great/lovely stuff!idiom goose muster pave pave the wayidiom pep talk permit prepare spur stimulus stoke Idiomnudge nudge (wink wink) Examples of nudgingnudging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nudging the calf towards the prey item is more likely to fit the definition of teaching than rescuing a stranded calf. But for all that, they fed increasing amounts of coffee to a thirsty international market, nudging past sugar by the early 1830s. Disequilibrium and gait disorders in older people symmetry and balance on standing, turning, with nudging and with eye closure. Second, we have obtained evidence to suggest that marital and parent - child relationships can play a causal role in nudging the child along the path toward adaptation or dysfunction. For years now every government have been nudging and hinting at the universities to cut expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now oil is nudging $27 a barrel, and the increases cannot be hidden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was suggested that we were nudging in that direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This will take us up to about 1980, by which time the electorate in my constituency will be nudging 200,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By nudging and shoving, it may be possible to deal with that sort of problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The pound is now approaching parity with the dollar; the index is nudging the 1,000 mark. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Direct agricultural support as a result of foot and mouth is climbing above £500 million and the support to the rural economy is nudging above £200 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With a little nudging and argumentation, could not most fields of social policy be brought in as well? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will be thanked by disabled people everywhere for nudging things forward on their behalf. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a suggestion of nudging the meteor out of its dangerous orbit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The worker in the motor car industry is now nudging up to, and sometimes going beyond, what the professional man is earning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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