nudge

verb

1. （用肘）轻推，轻触
   to push sb gently, especially with your elbow, in order to get their attention
   1. 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。”
2. （朝某方向）轻推，渐渐推动
   to push sb/sth gently or gradually in a particular direction
   1. 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。
   2. She nudged me out of the way.
      她将我慢慢地推开了。
   3. He nudged the conversation towards the subject of money.
      他将谈话逐步引到钱这个话题上。
   4. 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。
3. 用胳膊肘挤开往前走
   to move forward by pushing with your elbow
   1. He nudged his way through the crowd.
      他用胳膊肘开路穿过人群。
4. （使）达到，接近
   to reach or make sth reach a particular level
   1. Inflation is nudging 20%.
      通货膨胀即将达到20%。
   2. 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。

noun

1. （肘部的）轻推，碰
   a slight push, usually with the elbow
   1. 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。
   2. 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。

1. 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.
   1. I nudged Stan and pointed again...
      我轻轻推了推斯坦，又指了一下。
   2. '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。
   3. Nudge is also a noun.
      
   4. 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。
2. 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.
   1. Edna Swinson nudged him into the sitting room...
      埃德娜·斯温森把他推进了起居室。
   2. The civil servant nudged him forward.
      那个文职人员向前推了他一把。
   3. Nudge is also a noun.
      
   4. McKinnon gave the wheel another slight nudge.
      麦金农又轻轻推了一下轮子。
3. VERB 劝说;鼓动
   If you nudge someone into doing something, you gently persuade them to do it.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
   4. Nudge is also a noun.
      
   5. I had a feeling that the challenge appealed to him. All he needed was a nudge.
      我感觉这个挑战对他颇具吸引力，他所需要的就是一点推动。
4. VERB 几乎达到;接近
   If someone or something is nudging a particular amount, level, or state, they have almost reached it.
   1. ...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
   2. 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。
5. 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.
   1. 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。

1. I nudged Stan and pointed again
   我轻轻推了推斯坦，又指了一下。
2. '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。
3. Edna Swinson nudged him into the sitting room
   埃德娜·斯温森把他推进了起居室。
4. The civil servant nudged him forward.
   那个文职人员向前推了他一把。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. Our organizational environments have systems and processes that nudge people to think rationally rather than socially.
    我们的组织环境中，有各种体制与流程在促使人们进行理性思考，而不是从社交方面进行思考。
11. It's your soul trying to give you a nudge to do something.
    那时你灵魂要让你去做某件事的给出的一个促动。
12. This was our nudge to infuse your summer with a bit romance.
    我们鼓励你去为自己的假期注入一些小浪漫。
13. Governments are also giving the trend a nudge. A U.S.
    政府对这种发展趋势也助了一臂之力。
14. Pakistan seems keen to foster the impression that new tensions with America might nudge it even closer towards China.
    巴基斯坦看起来热衷于促进新的与美国关系的紧张状态，而这种热衷则可能会让其与中国的关系更进一步。
15. Rather, to nudge people to better decisions, we need to understand how they decide.
    相反，想劝人们作出更好的决定，我们需要去了解他们是怎么做决定的。
16. That nudge may have changed history.
    这个微小的动作可能改变了历史。
17. But the universe had to give me a little nudge.
    但是上天却跟我开了个玩笑。
18. Maybe I need to give you a little nudge.
    我想我得帮你推推。
19. It makes sense for Google to try to nudge the industry faster down this road.
    对谷歌而言，应该尝试在这条道路上更快地推进这个行业的发展。
20. It wasn't the direction I was trying to nudge you in.
    那不是我要推的方向。
21. If you're with me so far, maybe I can nudge you one step further.
    如果你还能坚持读到这里，也许我还能带你再多走一步。
22. Try not to nudge any of the rocks around you.
    试着不要碰到你周围的石块。
23. There went the nudge and lick thing again.
    汉克又感觉到像是轻推和亲舔的动作。
24. Spin, hold and nudge your way to a fortune as you look to break the bank.
    旋转、持有和微移到一大笔钱，你希望打破银行。
25. You might need to give him a little nudge.
    也许你该在他背后稍微推一把。
26. On the shadow settings toolbar, click any of the four nudge shadow buttons.
    在“阴影设置”工具栏上，单击四个“微移阴影”按钮中的任意按钮。
27. He accidentally nudge the gatepost with the front of the car.
    他一不留神汽车的头部碰上了门柱。
28. A vertical or horizontal bar containing a scroll thumb and nudge buttons.
    一个纵向或横向的包含了卷轴和按钮的条状控件。
29. 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；
30. I gave him a nudge and he understood at once.
    我用肘轻轻推了他一下，他马上就明白了。

n.

nudge nudge, wink wink

a nudge and a wink

• （暗指与性行为有关的事）眉来眼去
  used to suggest sth to do with sex without actually saying it
  1. 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。

noun

1. a slight push or shake

   Synonym:    jog

verb

1. push into action by pestering or annoying gently

2. to push against gently
   1. She nudged my elbow when she saw her friend enter the restaurant

   Synonym:    poke atprod