hug

hug
(hugged, hugging)
  1. [with obj.]squeeze (someone) tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection
    (尤指表示感情)拥抱
    he hugged her close to him.
    他紧紧地拥抱着她。
    people kissed and hugged each other.
    人们互相接吻并拥抱。
    ■hold (something) closely or tightly around or against part of one's body
    紧抱
    he hugged his knees to his chest.
    他紧抱双膝于胸前。
    ■fit tightly round
    紧贴
    a pair of jeans that hugged the contours of his body.
    一条牛仔裤紧紧裹着他的身子。
    ■keep close to
    和…保持接近,紧挨,紧靠
    I headed north, hugging the coastline all the way.
    我向北出发,一直紧靠着海岸线。
    ■(hug oneself)congratulate or be pleased with oneself
    使暗自庆幸;沾沾自喜
    she hugged herself with secret joy.
    她暗自窃喜。
    ■cherish or cling to (something such as a belief)
    抱有,持有,坚守(某物,如信念)
    a boy hugging a secret.
    坚守秘密的男孩。
noun
  1. an act of holding someone tightly in one's arms, typically to express affection
    (尤指表示感情)紧抱;热烈拥抱
    ■a squeezing grip in wrestling
    (摔跤中的)抓握
派生
huggable
adjective
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian hugga 'comfort, console'
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