5HOLDto hold something in your arms close to your chest 抱住〔某物〕
He was hugging a big pile of books.
他抱着一大堆书。
6hug yourself with joy/delight etcBritish EnglishBrEPROUD to feel very pleased with yourself 沾沾自喜
Kate hugged herself with pleasure after receiving the award.
获奖之后凯特非常高兴。
nGRAMMAR: 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 〔紧紧〕拥抱〔表示爱或友谊〕
Mother hugged him and tucked him into bed.
妈妈搂了搂他,并给他盖好被子。
Come here and give me a big hug.
过来好好抱我一下。
embrace to put your arms around someone and hold him or her in a caring way. Embrace is more formal than hug 拥抱〔表示关爱,比hug更为正式〕
Jason warmly embraced his son.
贾森热烈地拥抱儿子。
The two leaders embraced each other.
两位领导人互相拥抱。
cuddle to put your arms around someone or something as a sign of love, especially a child or a small animal 〔为表示爱而〕拥抱,搂抱〔尤指小孩或小动物〕
She sat on a chair, cuddling her daughter.
她抱着女儿坐在一把椅子上。
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 拥抱某人〔尤为安慰或示爱〕
The woman put her arms around the sobbing boy.
那女人搂住抽噎的小男孩。
cradle written to hold someone very gently in your arms, like you would hold a baby 轻轻地抱着
She held the baby in her arms.
她把宝宝轻轻抱在怀里。
She cradled his head in her hands and kissed him on the forehead
她双手轻轻抱住他的头,亲吻他的前额。
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 realhappy 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 fragilebird, this new scrawny Rab.• Jane threw her arms around him and hugged him tight.• Maisha is so proud she hugs him twice.• My fatherhugged me affectionately when I got home.• She hugged me, and my heartflew into hers.• Diana Dors, the secretobject 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 pathhugs the clifftop near Brebane Head.• The new road will stretch from Barcelona to the Adriatic, hugging the Mediterraneancoast.• A row of tinyfeedingfish were hugging the rocksurface where I stood.• Graywhaleshug the west coast as they move south.• Follybroke 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 Pathfinderinside.
hug your knees/arms/legs etc• Petey finally sat down on the bank and faced the lakehugging his knees.• She leanedforward, 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 mildewedsofa, 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 拥抱,紧抱SYN embrace
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 bearhug.• He gave the Bookman a bighug and hoped they would be friends for a long, long time.• Now he found himself playing Kaa, the deafsnake 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 tearsoccupied all my attention-but none of that was seen by the public.• My warmestwishes to everyone in the family, and a specialhug 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.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + HUG | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, huge深深的擁抱;熱烈的擁抱▸➤affectionate, comforting, friendly, loving, reassuring, warm深情的/慰藉的/友好的/慈愛的/鼓勵的/溫情的擁抱▸➤tight緊緊的擁抱▸➤quick匆匆的擁抱▸➤group集體擁抱◇Come on, everyone-time for a group hug.來吧,各位 - 集體擁抱的時間到了。VERB + HUG➤give sb擁抱某人◇He gave the children a quick hug, then got into the car.他匆匆擁抱了孩子們,然後就上了車。➤get獲得擁抱◇It was always nice to get a hug from Evan.得到埃文的擁抱總是件高興的事。PHRASES➤hugs and kisses擁抱和親吻hug
verb
ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤close, tight, tightly緊緊地擁抱◇George went to his daughter and hugged her tightly.喬治走到女兒身邊,緊緊地擁抱她。➤gently輕輕地擁抱▸➤back回應擁抱◇She gave him a big hug and he hugged her back.她給了他一個深深的擁抱,他也回抱了她。PREPOSITION➤to把⋯摟入懷中◇He reached out and hugged her to him.他伸出雙臂把她擁入懷中。PHRASES➤hug and kiss sb擁吻某人
hug ♦︎ embrace ♦︎ cuddle ♦︎ cradle ♦︎ snuggleThese words all mean to put your arms around sb, especially to show that you like or love them.这些词均表示拥抱、搂抱。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to hug / embrace / cuddle / cradle a / your child / son / daughter◆to hug / cuddle / cradle a baby / doll◆to hug / embrace / cuddle your wife / husband◆to hug / cuddle your girlfriend / boyfriend◆to hug / cuddle a teddy◆to hug / embrace each other◆to hug / embrace / cradle sb gently◆to hug / embrace sb tightly / warmly■hug(-gg-) [transitive, intransitive] to put your arms around sb and hold them tightly, especially to show love or friendship拥抱;搂抱◆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。▸hug
noun
[countable] ◆She gave her mother a big hug.她给了母亲一个热情的拥抱。◆He stopped to receive hugs and kisses from the fans.他停下来接受追随者的拥抱亲吻。■embrace ɪmˈbreɪs [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to put your arms around sb to show love or friendship抱;拥抱◆They embraced and wept and promised to keep in touch.他们相互拥抱,流着泪承诺要保持联系。◆She embraced her son warmly.她热情地拥抱了儿子。▸embrace
noun
[countable, uncountable] ◆There were tears and embraces as they said goodbye.他们分别时又是流泪,又是拥抱。◆She tried to escape from his embrace.她试图从他的怀里挣脱出来。■cuddle [intransitive, transitive] to hold sb/sth close in your arms to show love or affection紧抱;搂抱◆A couple of teenagers were kissing and cuddling on the doorstep.一对少男少女在门阶上亲吻拥抱。◆The little boy cuddled the teddy bear close.小男孩紧紧地搂着玩具熊。 see also cuddly ⇨ sweet▸cuddle
noun
[countable, singular] ◆She gave him a cuddle.她紧紧地拥抱了他。■cradle [transitive] to hold sb/sth gently in your arms or hands, in the way that you might hold a baby(抱婴儿般地)轻轻地抱着◆The old man cradled the tiny baby in his arms.老人把幼小的婴儿轻轻抱在怀里。■snuggle [intransitive, transitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) to get into, or put sb/sth into, a warm comfortable position, especially close to sb(使)依偎,紧贴,蜷伏◆The child snuggled up to her mother.小女孩依偎着母亲。◆He snuggled down under the bedclothes.他把自己裹进被子里。◆She snuggled closer.她把身子蜷得更紧了。◆He snuggled his head onto her shoulder.他把头倚在她肩上。