2cuddle upphrasal verbphr vHOLDto lie or sit very close to someone or something 紧贴着身子躺[坐],依偎
to/together
The children cuddled up to each other for warmth.
孩子们互相依偎在一起取暖。
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cuddle to/together• Not for cuddling up to in the night.
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cuddle• The sensitive child may dislike being tickled or cuddled.• She had fallen asleep in her chair, cuddling a little teddy bear.• Jenny sat on the couch, cuddling a stuffedtoydog.• The couplecuddled and kissed all through dinner.• His sister Shantel cuddled close to him.• The young nurses were very kind and would kiss and cuddle her.• Stuart wriggled as she cuddled him.• He attacked the couple as they cuddled in their car at a remotebeautyspot.• They were kissing and cuddling on the sofa.• I wouldn't really fancy that - it'd be no good to cuddle or nothing.• Working-class women cuddled their babies up in the warm as women had done for millions of years.• Relax by cuddling your knees, then repeat.
give ... cuddle• She should have given Lily a cuddle.• Even though Marci gets to give him a cuddle from time to time and wash his favouritebright red undies.• She comes up to the house and starts bellowing, and just will not stop until you give her a cuddle!
Origincuddle1
(1500-1600) Perhaps from cull, coll“to hug”((14-18 centuries)), from Old Frenchcoler, from col“neck”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CUDDLE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big (especially BrE) 緊緊擁抱◇He gave her a big cuddle and told her not to worry.他緊緊抱住她,讓她不要擔心。VERB + CUDDLE➤have (especially BrE) 擁抱◇They were having a cuddle on the sofa.他們在沙發上擁抱。➤give擁抱◇Give Daddy a big cuddle.跟爸爸好好擁抱一下。PHRASES➤a kiss and a cuddle (BrE) 接吻和擁抱◇He just wants a comforting kiss and a cuddle and he'll be all right.他只想要別人安慰性地吻他一下、抱他一下,這樣他就會好起來。