[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
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
mid 16th cent.: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Norwegian hugga 'comfort, console'