nudged
past simple and past participle ofnudge
| 单词 | nudged |
| 释义 | nudged past simple and past participle ofnudge nudge verb uk/nʌdʒ/us/nʌdʒ/nudgeverb(TOUCH)[T] topushsomething or someonegently,especiallytopushsomeone withyourelbow(= themiddlepartofyourarmwhere itbends)toattractthe person'sattention: Thechildrenweregigglingand nudging each other. He nudged thecatoff thesofaso that he couldsitdown. [I+ adv/prep,T] tomoveslowlyandalmostreachahigherpointorlevel: Oilpricescontinueto nudgehigher. Peter must be nudging 40 now. Pushing and shoving
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Touching & feeling Slow and moving slowly nudgeverb(PERSUADE)[T] toencourageorpersuadesomeone to do something in a way that isgentleratherthanforcefulordirect: Hecleverlynudges us towards theconclusionhe himself hasreached. Do youfindyourparentsnudging you in thedirectionoffurtherstudy?
Encouraging and urging on
Idiomnudge nudge (wink wink) Examplesofnudgednudged In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A quantisation algorithmnudgedeach onset towards the closest quarter note, eighth note, or quarter note triplet. From theCambridge English Corpus The attack on the private sector, moreover,nudgedthe state in the direction of politically motivated public-policy projects, which compelled it to look for increased sources of revenue. From theCambridge English Corpus Now the clock is in part to benudgedback: compulsory recognition of trade unions is to be reintroduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Without having that apparatus, my judgment of the direction our policy should take is that it should benudgedtowards reflation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps some of her military advisersnudgedher and told her that such bits of kit do not always work! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We look forward to beingnudgedeven further on these issues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall not be manoeuvered ornudgedinto positions in which we have no inherent belief because of temporary embarrassments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That hasnudgedme to declare a potential interest: my eldest daughter expects to go to university next year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Generally, we have "nudgedforward" for long enough and now we must push along more strongly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Reluctant authorities would simply benudgedinto commitment if they had to justify segregation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was accepted that they had to benudgedslightly about car parking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has guided, steered,nudgedand helped to amend it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Wenudgedthe parties on occasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Itnudgeda memory bank. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It can benudged, not kicked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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