[T] to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention

〔通常用肘〕轻推〔以引起某人的注意〕:

Jill nudged him in the ribs.

吉尔用胳膊肘轻轻碰了一下他的肋部。

[T always + adv / prep] to move something or someone a short distance by gently pushing

轻推移动，推开:

She nudged the glass towards me.

她将杯子轻轻推向我。

David nudged me out of the way.

戴维把我轻轻推向一边。

[I always + adv / prep] to move forward slowly by pushing gently

〔缓慢地〕往前挤:

I started to nudge my way to the front of the crowd.

我慢慢地挤到人群前面。

[T always + adv / prep] to gently persuade or encourage someone to take a particular decision or action

劝说; 鼓励:

We're trying to nudge them towards a practical solution.

我们正在努力促使他们找出一种切实可行的解决方法。

[T] to almost reach a particular level or amount

接近，靠近〔某程度或数量〕:

Outside the temperature was nudging 30 degrees Celsius.

外面气温已经接近 30 摄氏度。

Hannah gave me a gentle nudge .

汉纳轻轻推了我一下。