budge
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they budge | |
| he / she / it budges | |
| past simple budged | |
| past participle budged | |
| -ing form budging |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to move slightly; to make something/somebody move slightly （使）轻微移动，挪动 She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. 她推了推门，门却一动不动。 The dog refused to budge. 狗不肯动弹。 - budge something
I heaved with all my might but still couldn't budge it. 我用尽全力也没把它拽动。
Extra ExamplesHe sat down and would not budge. 他坐下，不愿意动了。 He threw all his weight against the door, but it wouldn't budge an inch. 他将整个身体向门大力撞去，但门纹丝不动。 I pushed hard at the door but it wouldn't budge. 我使劲推门，门却一动不动。 We all heaved on the rope, but still couldn't budge the car from the mud. 我们大家一起用力拉绳子，但还是没能把轿车从泥里拉出分毫。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- not even
- will not
- would not
- refuse to
- …
- from
- on
- not budge an inch
- [intransitive, transitive, often passive]
to change your opinion about something; to make somebody change their opinion （使）改变主意，改变观点 - budge (on something)
He won't budge an inch on the issue. 在这一点上他丝毫不肯让步。 - budge from something
Company executives refused to budge from their position. 公司高管拒绝改变立场。 - be budged (on something)
He was not to be budged on the issue. 在这一点上他不会让步。 - be budged from something
They would not be budged from their initial asking price. 他们不会从最初的要价上让步。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2The union won't budge on its demand. 工会不会在本身的要求上让步。 She absolutely refused to budge. 她丝毫不肯让步。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- not even
- will not
- would not
- refuse to
- …
- from
- on
- not budge an inch
- budge (on something)
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French bouger ‘to stir’, based on Latin bullire ‘to boil’.