hug
verb- [transitive, intransitive] hug (somebody) (+ adv./prep.)
to put your arms around somebody and hold them tightly, especially to show that you like or love them synonym embrace拥抱;搂抱 They hugged each other. 他们相互拥抱。 She hugged him tightly. 她紧紧地搂住他。 He hugged Anna to him. 他把安娜紧紧搂在怀里。 They put their arms around each other and hugged. 他们伸出双臂彼此拥抱。
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsb2George went to his daughter and hugged her tightly. 乔治走到女儿身边,紧紧地拥抱她。 He reached out and hugged her to him. 他伸出双臂把她拥入怀中。 She gave him a big hug and he hugged her back. 她给了他一个深深的拥抱,他也回抱了她。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- close
- tight
- tightly
- …
- to
- hug and kiss somebody
- [transitive] hug something
to put your arms around something and hold it close to your body 抱紧 She sat in the chair, hugging her knees. 她双臂抱膝坐在椅子上。 He hugged the hot-water bottle to his chest. 他把热水袋紧捂在胸口。
- [transitive] hug something
(of a path, vehicle, etc. )小路、车辆等 to keep close to something for a distance 有一段距离地挨着(某物) - [transitive] hug something
to fit tightly around something, especially a person’s body 缠紧,缚紧(某物,尤指人体) figure-hugging jeans 紧身牛仔裤
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian hugga ‘comfort, console’.