give sb a nod
表示打招呼或示意时常用这个说法，也可以说 give a nod to sb。
She gave me a nod as she walked past.
她走过时朝我点了点头。
提及；暗指；同意；准许；提名；恍惚；昏沉；点头的动作,表示同意或简短问候。
An act of moving your head up and down, especially to show agreement or as a greeting.
点头的动作,表示同意或简短问候。
An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.
提及或暗指某事。
A reference or allusion to something.
提名。
A nomination.
赞同；批准。
Approval.
半清醒状态；昏迷；恍惚。
A state of half-consciousness; stupor.
She gave a quick nod to show that she agreed with the plan.
她快速点了点头，表示同意这个计划。
用法提示：nod 在此作名词，指点头的动作，用来表示同意。
He greeted me with a friendly nod as he walked past.
他走过时友好地点了点头，跟我打招呼。
用法提示：nod 在此作名词，指点头的动作，这里用作简短的问候。
The manager answered with a nod, and we began the meeting.
经理点头作答，于是我们开始了会议。
用法提示：nod 在此作名词，指点头的动作，表示准许或回应。
表示打招呼或示意时常用这个说法，也可以说 give a nod to sb。
She gave me a nod as she walked past.
她走过时朝我点了点头。
这里的 nod 表示“提及、致意”，通常与 to 连用。
The song is a nod to his hometown.
这首歌是在向他的家乡致意。
get the nod 意思是“获得批准、获选”，多用于口语。
Our plan finally got the nod from the committee.
我们的计划最终得到了委员会的批准。
with a nod 表示以点头的方式做某事。
He answered with a nod.
他点了点头作为回答。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave me nod to show she agreed.
正确表达She gave me a nod to show she agreed.
nod 作名词是可数名词，单数形式不能单独使用，前面必须有冠词或限定词，所以是 a nod；汉语“点了一下头”没有冠词，学习者容易把 a 漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子He answered my question by a nod.
正确表达He answered my question with a nod.
表示做某事的方式时用介词 with，构成固定搭配 with a nod；by 后面一般接动名词（by nodding）或表示手段、交通方式的名词，不接 a + 身体动作名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The song is a nod for the singer's early days.
正确表达The song is a nod to the singer's early days.
nod 表示“提及、暗指、致敬”时，固定搭配是 a nod to sb/sth，介词只能用 to，不能用 for。
点头表示赞许
The teacher gave a nod of approval.
老师点头表示赞许。
点头表示同意
She answered with a nod of agreement.
她点头表示同意。
会心的一点头
He gave me a knowing nod.
他会意地朝我点了点头。
得到认可；获准
She got the nod for the lead role.
她获准担任主角。
对某事物的致敬；提及
The film is a nod to classic horror movies.
这部电影是对经典恐怖片的致敬。
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心照不宣的示意
The deal was done with a nod and a wink.
这笔交易在点头示意中达成。