budge

英 [bʌdʒ] 美 [bʌdʒ]
  • vi. 挪动;微微移动;改变态度或意见;服从
  • vt. 使让步;移动;使改变态度或意见
  • n. 羔羊皮
  • n. (Budge)人名;(英)巴奇

中文词源


budge 推挤

词源同boil, 沸腾,膨胀。插入字母d.

英文词源


budge
budge: see bull
budge (v.)
1580s, from Middle French bougier "to move, stir" (Modern French bouger), from Vulgar Latin *bullicare "to bubble, boil" (hence, "to be in motion"), from Latin bullire "to boil" (see boil (v.)). Compare Spanish bullir "to move about, bustle;" Portuguese bulir "to move a thing from its place." Related: Budged; budging.

双语例句


1. The Americans are adamant that they will not budge on this point.
美国人非常强硬,他们在这一点上是不会妥协的。

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2. Both sides say they will not budge.
双方都声称决不让步。

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3. The window refused to budge.
窗户推不开。

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4. No amount of prodding will budge him.
不管怎么刺激都不会让他改变主意。

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5. Her mother refused to budge from London.
她母亲不肯离开伦敦。

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