nudge

• n. 推动；用肘轻推；没完没了抱怨的人
• vt. 推进；用肘轻推；向…不停地唠叨
• vi. 轻推；推进；唠叨

词源不详。

nudie 裸体照片，裸体表演

来自nudist的口语。

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.

外国人必须动用他们的力量促使这个国家变得更加宽容。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She slipped her arm under his and gave him a nudge.

她挽住他的胳膊，轻轻推了他一下。

来自柯林斯例句

3. McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge.

麦金农又轻轻推了一下轮子。

来自柯林斯例句

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

人们开始劝说这两口子走开.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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

我们必须把搞政治的推向正确的方向.

来自《简明英汉词典》