Word · Frequency #9837
nudges
轻推；轻碰
nudges is the plural of nudge.
a slight push or shake
- 1.
A gentle push.
轻推
- 2.
The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.
水果机转轮按玩家选择转动一步。
- 3.
The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.
使用正面强化和间接暗示作为影响方式。
轻推；水果机转轮按玩家选择转动一步。；使用正面强化和间接暗示作为影响方式。；用肘轻推；推动
In use
She nudged her friend to get his attention during the movie.
A gentle nudge from the teacher encouraged the shy student to speak up.
He kept nudging his brother to finish the homework before dinner.
nudge sb/sth [adv/prep]
表示用肘或身体某部位轻推以引起注意。
She nudged me in the ribs.
她用肘轻推了我的肋骨。
nudge sb into doing sth
指通过温和的催促促使某人做某事。
His parents nudged him into applying for the job.
他的父母劝说他申请了那份工作。
give sb/sth a nudge
名词用法，指轻轻一推的动作。
Connections
Collocations
- nudge someone to do something
- 劝说某人做某事
- She nudged her son to apply for the scholarship.她劝说儿子申请奖学金。
- give someone a nudge
- 给某人一个提示（或轻推）
- I gave him a nudge to remind him of the meeting.我提醒了他一下会议的事。
- a gentle nudge
- 轻轻一推
- She felt a gentle nudge on her elbow.她感到胳膊肘被轻轻推了一下。
- nudge the door open
- 把门轻轻推开
- He nudged the door open with his shoulder.他用肩膀轻轻把门推开。
- slight nudge
- 轻微推动
- A slight nudge from the car behind sent him forward.后面车轻轻一碰，使他向前冲了一下。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
nudge 发音类似'拿挤'，联想用手肘轻轻推挤某人以提醒。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual chat、behavioral intervention、negotiation nudge 一词在物理轻推和比喻性推动中都很常用，正式度随语境变化：日常对话中偏非正式，但在行为经济学等专业领域可较正式。建议根据具体用法判断。
Grammar Note
作名词时通常可数（a nudge）；作动词时是及物动词，直接加宾语（nudge sb/sth）
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -udge with the vowel sound /ʌdʒ/ rhyme with nudge. Be careful: words like edge /edʒ/, ledge /ledʒ/, and badge /bædʒ/ look similar but have a different vowel.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.