nodding

1. VERB 点头;点头赞同
   If you nod, you move your head downwards and upwards to show that you are answering 'yes' to a question, or to show agreement, understanding, or approval.
   1. 'Are you okay?' I asked. She nodded and smiled...
      “你没事吧?”我问她。她点点头，笑了。
   2. David said nothing, but simply nodded, as if understanding perfectly...
      戴维什么都没说，只是点点头，好像完全理解了。
   3. Jacques tasted one and nodded his approval...
      雅克尝了一个，点头称好。
   4. 'Oh, yes,' she nodded. 'I understand you very well.'
      “噢，是的，”她点点头说，“我非常理解你。”
   5. Nod is also a noun.
      
   6. She gave a nod and said, 'I see'...
      她点了点头说：“我明白了。”
   7. 'Probably,' agreed Hunter, with a slow nod of his head...
      亨特慢慢点了点头，表示赞同地说：“很有可能。”
   8. He gave Sabrina a quick nod of acknowledgement.
      他朝萨布里娜快速点点头，示意看到了她。
2. VERB (朝…方向)扬头，扬头示意
   If you nod in a particular direction, you bend your head once in that direction in order to indicate something or to give someone a signal.
   1. 'Does it work?' he asked, nodding at the piano...
      “它能用吗？”他边问边朝钢琴方向扬了下头。
   2. She nodded towards the drawing room. 'He's in there.'...
      她朝客厅方向扬了扬头说：“他在那里面。”
   3. He lifted the end of the canoe, nodding to me to take up mine.
      他一边抬起独木舟的一端，一边扬头示意我抬起我这端。
3. VERB (用于打招呼或告别)点头，点头招呼
   If you nod, you bend your head once, as a way of saying hello or goodbye.
   1. All the girls nodded and said 'Hi'...
      所有的女孩都点头招呼道：“嗨!”
   2. Tom nodded a greeting but didn't say anything...
      汤姆点头致意，但什么都没说。
   3. Both of them smiled and nodded at friends...
      他们俩都笑着跟朋友们点头打招呼。
   4. They nodded goodnight to the security man.
      他们跟保安点头道晚安。
4. VERB (足球中)顶(球)
   In football, if a player nods the ball in a particular direction, they hit the ball there with their head.
   1. Taylor leapt up to nod the ball home...
      泰勒跳起来头球破门。
   2. Brian McClair nodded in his twenty-third goal of the season.
      布赖恩·麦克莱尔头球攻入了自己本赛季第23粒进球。
5. PHRASE 点头同意;点头允许
   If you give someone the nod, you give them permission to do something.
   1. 'Keep him outside till I give you the nod.'
      “没我同意，别让他进来。”
6. PHRASE (建议)一致接受地，毫无异议地
   If a proposal is accepted on the nod, it is accepted without being questioned or argued about.
   1. He has always argued that the party cannot be seen to let the treaty through on the nod...
      他一直争辩，不能眼看着该党让此条约毫无异议地通过。
   2. Big issues are going through on the nod.
      重大议题将会一致通过。

1. The judge kept nodding in agreement
   法官不停地点头表示同意。
2. 'Does it work?' he asked, nodding at the piano
   “它能用吗？”他边问边朝钢琴方向扬了下头。
3. He lifted the end of the canoe, nodding to me to take up mine.
   他一边抬起独木舟的一端，一边扬头示意我抬起我这端。
4. He was nodding off to sleep in an armchair.
   他坐在扶手椅上打盹，睡着了。
5. I have only a bowing [ nodding] acquaintance with him.
   我和他只有点头之交。
6. I have a nodding acquaintance with her.
   我和她只是点头之交。
7. The teacher caught her nodding.
   老师发现她在打瞌睡。
8. They talked for several minutes, frederick smiling broadly and nodding his head vigorously every so often.
   他们交谈了几分钟，弗雷德里克偶尔笑一笑并用力点头。
9. At least a nodding acquaintance with physics was essential.
   至少懂一点物理学还是必要的。
10. I greeted her by nodding my head and got a shallow smile in reply.
    我向她点了点头，她回了我一个浅浅的微笑。
11. And everyone's nodding, because we all know this to be true.
    每个人都赞同，因为我们大家都知道这是真的。
12. I can't say I know him well, but we have a nodding acquaintance.
    我不能说我和他很熟，不过我们有点头之交。
13. But everyone was nodding and smiling.
    但所有人都在点头微笑。
14. I agree by nodding mutely and give her the letter.
    我默默点头，把信交给她。
15. However, I felt very sleepy. I couldn't control nodding.
    然而，我觉得非常瞌睡，控制不了自己一直在打盹。
16. I don't see anybody nodding, so that's kind of bad news.
    我没有看到任何人点头，这是个坏消息。
17. I see some of you nodding your heads in agreement right now.
    我看见你们有人点头，你们表示同意了。
18. I have no more than a nodding acquaintance with her novels.
    我对她写的小说不甚了解。
19. You read this entire list, and kept nodding and smiling.
    你读了整篇文章，还一直在边笑边点头。
20. I have more than a nodding acquaintance with him.
    我跟他不是泛泛之交。
21. "That's right," said Bassett, nodding.
    “对，”巴塞特点头说道。
22. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" said the goose, nodding and bowing shamelessly.
    “谢谢你，谢谢你，谢谢你！”母鹅不怕难为情地点头鞠躬说。
23. Uh, oh. there I went nodding off again.
    哎呀，我又打瞌睡了。
24. "I am spinning," said the old woman, nodding her head.
    「纺纱。」老太婆回答说，接着又点了点头。
25. "No," he said, nodding, his tongue pressing against his cheek.
    不，他说，点了点头，舌头顶着腮帮子。
26. She was smiling but nodding at me.
    and微笑和点头在语意上是并列的关系。
27. I know him as a nodding acquaintance but nothing more.
    我认识他，但只不过是点头之交。
28. We only have a nodding acquaintance with Fred as we've met him twice.
    我们与弗雷德只是点头之交，因为我们只见过他两次。
29. I was practically nodding off in that meeting.
    我在那次会上差点睡着了。
30. He and I are not really friends, only nodding acquaintances.
    我和他实在不算是朋友，只是点头之交而已。

adj

1. having branches or flower heads that bend downward
   1. nodding daffodils
   2. the pendulous branches of a weeping willow
   3. lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers

   Synonym:    cernuousdroopingpendulousweeping