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hug

verb
🔊/hʌɡ/
🔊/hʌɡ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they hug
🔊/hʌɡ/
🔊/hʌɡ/
he / she / it hugs
🔊/hʌɡz/
🔊/hʌɡz/
past simple hugged
🔊/hʌɡd/
🔊/hʌɡd/
past participle hugged
🔊/hʌɡd/
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-ing form hugging
🔊/ˈhʌɡɪŋ/
🔊/ˈhʌɡɪŋ/
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  1. [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拥抱；搂抱 synonym embrace
    • 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 Examples
    • George 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。
    Topics Family and relationshipsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • close
    • tight
    • tightly
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    phrases
    • hug and kiss somebody
    See full entry
  2. [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。🔊🔊
  3. [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）
    • The track hugs the coast for a mile.那条小径离海岸只有一英里。🔊🔊
    • We crept along, hugging the perimeter fence.我们沿着外围的围栏爬行。
  4. [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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    5. Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian hugga ‘comfort, console’.

hug

noun
🔊/hʌɡ/
🔊/hʌɡ/
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  1. an act of putting your arms around somebody and holding them tightly, especially to show that you like or love them拥抱；搂抱
    • She gave her mother a big hug.她热烈地拥抱了她的母亲。🔊🔊
    • He stopped to receive hugs and kisses from the fans.他停下来接受追随者的拥抱亲吻。🔊🔊
    see also bear hug, group hug
    Extra Examples
    • He gave the children a quick hug, then got into the car.他匆匆拥抱了孩子们，然后就上了车。
    • It was always nice to get a hug from Evan.得到埃文的拥抱总是件高兴的事。
    Topics Family and relationshipsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • huge
    • affectionate
    • …
    verb + hug
    • give somebody
    • get
    phrases
    • hugs and kisses
    See full entry
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian hugga ‘comfort, console’.