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hug

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hug1 /hʌɡ/ ●●○ verb (hugged, hugging) [transitiveT]
1  HOLDto put your arms around someone and hold them tightly to show love or friendship 擁抱 SYN embrace
We stood there crying and hugging each other.
我們站在那裏哭着互相擁抱。
She went to her daughter and hugged her tightly.
她走到女兒身邊，緊緊地擁抱她。
2  to put your arms around yourself 抱住〔自己的身體〕
hug your knees/arms/legs etc
Sarah sat on the floor, hugging her knees.
薩拉抱着雙膝坐在地板上。
hug yourself
She stood hugging herself against the cold.
在寒冷中，她抱着胳膊瑟縮站立。
3  NEARto move along the side, edge, top etc of something, staying very close to it 靠近 [緊挨]…走
The small boats hugged the coast.
小船貼近海岸航行。
4  if clothes hug your body, they fit closely 〔衣服〕貼〔身〕 → close-fitting
body-/figure-hugging
a figure-hugging dress
緊身連衣裙
5  HOLDto hold something in your arms close to your chest 抱住〔某物〕
He was hugging a big pile of books.
他抱着一大堆書。
6  hug yourself with joy/delight etc British EnglishBrEPROUD to feel very pleased with yourself 沾沾自喜
Kate hugged herself with pleasure after receiving the award.
獲獎之後凱特非常高興。
n GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbs
Hug is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or things do something that involves both or all of them. It does not need to have an object:
She and her friend hugged.
In this sentence, hug is intransitive and does not have an object.
You can also say:
She hugged her friend.
She and her friend hugged each other
. In these sentences, hug is transitive.
 THESAURUS
hug (also give somebody a hug) to put your arms around someone and hold them tightly to show love or friendship 〔緊緊〕擁抱〔表示愛或友誼〕
Mother hugged him and tucked him into bed.
媽媽摟了摟他，並給他蓋好被子。
Come here and give me a big hug.
過來好好抱我一下。
embrace to put your arms around someone and hold him or her in a caring way. Embrace is more formal than hug 擁抱〔表示關愛，比hug更爲正式〕
Jason warmly embraced his son.
賈森熱烈地擁抱兒子。
The two leaders embraced each other.
兩位領導人互相擁抱。
cuddle to put your arms around someone or something as a sign of love, especially a child or a small animal 〔爲表示愛而〕擁抱，摟抱〔尤指小孩或小動物〕
She sat on a chair, cuddling her daughter.
她抱着女兒坐在一把椅子上。
He cuddled the puppy.
他抱着小狗。
put your arms around somebody to hold someone closely to your body, especially to comfort them or show that you love them 擁抱某人〔尤爲安慰或示愛〕
The woman put her arms around the sobbing boy.
那女人摟住抽噎的小男孩。
cradle written to hold someone very gently in your arms, like you would hold a baby 輕輕地抱着
She held the baby in her arms.
她把寶寶輕輕抱在懷裏。
She cradled his head in her hands and kissed him on the forehead
她雙手輕輕抱住他的頭，親吻他的前額。
Examples from the Corpus
hug• ""I'll never forget you, '' she said, and we hugged each other for the last time.• While we were there, Anna Mae came in-she was real happy to see us, hugging everybody.• She laid her cheek contentedly against his chest, and hugged him back.• She felt to hug him but was afraid to hurt; like a fragile bird, this new scrawny Rab.• Jane threw her arms around him and hugged him tight.• Maisha is so proud she hugs him twice.• My father hugged me affectionately when I got home.• She hugged me, and my heart flew into hers.• Diana Dors, the secret object of the young policeman's desire, hugged Michael long and hard.• They hugged one last time before Renata got into the car and drove off.• After Dunseverik, the path hugs the clifftop near Brebane Head.• The new road will stretch from Barcelona to the Adriatic, hugging the Mediterranean coast.• A row of tiny feeding fish were hugging the rock surface where I stood.• Gray whales hug the west coast as they move south.• Folly broke away. ` I shouldn't be hugging you, Jack.
hugged ... tightly• I stroked him slowly, then hugged him tightly.• Putting the kettle on the gas, she went to her daughter and hugged her tightly.• She hugged her handbag tightly to her sides, comforted by the thought of the Pathfinder inside.
hug your knees/arms/legs etc• Petey finally sat down on the bank and faced the lake hugging his knees.• She leaned forward, hugging her knees.• Wet as a water rat, she sat hugging her knees.• Albert sat, hugging his knees, and staring at nothing.• Robyn hugged her arms around her body.• Joseph hugged his knees by the fire.• She sat in the chair, hugging her knees, staring at Stephen as if he were an enemy.• She retreated back downstairs, and climbed on to the mildewed sofa, hugging her knees up to her chin.
hug2 ●●○ noun [countableC]
HOLDthe action of putting your arms around someone and holding them tightly to show love or friendship 擁抱，緊抱 SYN embrace
Paul gave me a big hug.
保羅熱情地擁抱了我。
Nesta greeted the visitors with hugs and kisses.
内絲塔和客人擁抱、親吻，迎接他們的到來
→ bear hug
Examples from the Corpus
hug• Gracie Mae, he says, coming up to give me a hug.• Give me a hug, then it's time for bed.• Your daughter may need a hug, your son a congratulatory handshake, or vice versa.• In all his life, he had never had such a hug.• His arms tightened around her in a bear hug.• He gave the Bookman a big hug and hoped they would be friends for a long, long time.• Now he found himself playing Kaa, the deaf snake known for the power of his hug.• No older person should ever ask you to keep a kiss, hug or touch, secret.• For the next hour our hugs and tears occupied all my attention-but none of that was seen by the public.• My warmest wishes to everyone in the family, and a special hug for Penny.
gave ... hug• She slid closer and gave him a hug, pressing her head into his chest.• I put my arm round him and gave him a hug just like that.• Or else the very following things will happen: This kid came up to me and gave me a hug good night.• He pulled over by Crotona Park, and gave her a hug.
Origin hug1
(1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language

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