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.