nudge
verb uk/nʌdʒ/ us/nʌdʒ/
[ T ](尤指用肘部)轻推,轻触
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
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 ]接近(更高点或水平)
to move slowly and almost reach a higher point or level
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。
Idiom
nudge nudge (wink wink)idiom UK informal (用于暗指刚说的话与性有关)注意,注意
something you say when you want to suggest that there is a sexual meaning in something that has just been said
nudge
noun [ C ] uk/nʌdʒ/ us/nʌdʒ/
轻推
the act of nudging someone or something
I gave him a nudge to wake him up. 我轻轻推醒他。