nudge
- v.轻推;（使）达到，接近;(用肘)轻触;(朝某方向)渐渐推动;用胳膊肘挤开往前走
- n.(肘部的)轻推，碰
nudgeverb
（用肘）轻推，轻触
to push sb gently, especially with your elbow, in order to get their attention
He nudged me and whispered, ‘Look who's just come in.’
他用胳膊肘碰了我一下，低声说：“瞧谁进来了。”
（朝某方向）轻推，渐渐推动
to push sb/sth gently or gradually in a particular direction
He nudged the ball past the goalie and into the net.
他轻松地将球推过守门员，送入网中。
She nudged me out of the way.
她将我慢慢地推开了。
He nudged the conversation towards the subject of money.
他将谈话逐步引到钱这个话题上。
She tried to nudge him into changing his mind (= persuade him to do it) .
她试图慢慢说服他改变主意。
用胳膊肘挤开往前走
to move forward by pushing with your elbow
He nudged his way through the crowd.
他用胳膊肘开路穿过人群。
（使）达到，接近
to reach or make sth reach a particular level
Inflation is nudging 20%.
通货膨胀即将达到20%。
This afternoon's sunshine could nudge the temperature above freezing.
今天下午的阳光可使温度达到冰点以上。
nudge
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VERB (通常指用肘)轻推，轻碰(以引起注意)
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...
我轻轻推了推斯坦，又指了一下。
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VERB 轻轻地推动(或推向)
If you nudge someone or something into a place or position, you gently push them there.Edna Swinson nudged him into the sitting room...
埃德娜·斯温森把他推进了起居室。
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VERB 劝说;鼓动
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...
鲍勃一步一步劝说弗里茨卖掉了他的控股权益。
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VERB 几乎达到;接近
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...
一个年近四旬、一事无成、寂寂无闻的舞台剧作者兼演员
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PHRASE 性关系;(尤指)性丑闻
If you refer to a nudge and a wink or to nudge-nudge wink-wink, you mean that someone is referring to sex, especially immoral sex, in an indirect way.The article then listed a series of nudge-nudge, wink-wink rumors that have appeared in newspapers over the last two years.
文章接下来列举了过去两年间报纸上出现过的一连串性丑闻传言。
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They nudge a man in the ribs to emphasize a funny story ;
用肘轻推别人的肋骨以强调一个滑稽故事；
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A tap on the shoulder or a gentle nudge on someone 's back could lead to higher sales or more money spent .
如拍拍肩膀、轻推背部，都会让顾客花更多的钱，买更多的东西。
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He can work hard but he needs a nudge now and then .
他能够努力工作，但偶尔需要督促一下。
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This afternoon 's sunshine could nudge the temperature above freezing .
今天下午的阳光可使温度达到冰点以上。
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He nudged his way through the crowd .
他用胳膊肘开路穿过人群。
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He nudged the ball past the goalie and into the net .
他轻松地将球推过守门员，送入网中。
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They 've been spending a lot of time together , nudge nudge , wink wink .
他们长期厮混在一起，卿卿我我的。
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She gave me a gentle nudge in the ribs to tell me to shut up .
她用胳膊肘捅了一下我的腰，让我住口。
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I nudged her but she didn 't react .
我用胳膊肘捅了她一下，可她没有反应。
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Inflation is nudging 20 % .
通货膨胀即将达到20%。
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Nicky roused her with a gentle nudge .
尼基用胳膊肘轻轻地将她推醒。
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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。
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The temperature when we were there was nudging 80 degree F.
我们在的时候，那里温度接近80华氏度。
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British tour companies are nudging clients to travel further afield .
英国旅游公司正鼓动客户到更远的地方去旅游。
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Bit by bit Bob had nudged Fritz into selling his controlling interest
鲍勃一步一步劝说弗里茨卖掉了他的控股权益。
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Two men looked at me , nudged each other and smirked
两个男人一面看着我，一面用胳膊肘顶顶对方，笑容里夹杂着一丝得意。
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The thermometer nudged three figures yesterday in Rome .
罗马昨天气温接近（华氏）三位数。
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The civil servant nudged him forward .
那个文职人员向前推了他一把。
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' Stop it , ' he said , and nudged the boy lightly with his knee .
“别这么干了，”他用膝盖轻轻碰了碰那个男孩说道。
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A motorboat nosed out of the mist and nudged into the branches of a tree
一艘摩托艇缓缓驶出薄雾，蹭进一棵树的枝叶中。
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Edna Swinson nudged him into the sitting room
埃德娜·斯温森把他推进了起居室。
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I nudged Stan and pointed again
我轻轻推了推斯坦，又指了一下。
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He gave his friend who had fallen asleep a nudge .
他的朋友睡着了，他用肘轻轻地捅了他一下。
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Few political libraries are without a copy of Nudge : Improving Decisions About Health , Wealth and Happiness , by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein .
大多数政治图书馆都有理查德·泰勒和卡斯·桑斯坦的《推动：改善关于健康、财富和幸福的决定》。
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He pushed and nudged till he succeeded in rolling it to his lair under the trough .
他小心地把蛋滚着，直到安全到达他在猪食槽下的窝。
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Briber : bribing now unlocks a new trait chain that nudges the diplomat becoming at it .
贿赂者：为贿赂打开一条新路径，外交官入变成此方面的能手
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Higher prices still could nudge more Japanese industry abroad .
更高的电价还会把更多的日本工业“推向”国外。
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One of them nudged one of the others very slightly .
其中一个很轻很轻地碰了碰另一个。
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Nudging is one way of dealing with the problem .
督促是一种处理问题的方式。
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You might need to give him a little nudge .
也许你该在他背后稍微推一把。
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