hug /hʌɡ/ CET6 TEM4 ( hugging, hugged, hugs )

• 1. 

  V-RECIP When you hug someone, you put your arms around them and hold them tightly, for example because you like them or are pleased to see them. You can also say that two people hug each other or that they hug. 拥抱

  例：

  She had hugged him exuberantly and invited him to dinner the next day.

  她兴高采烈地拥抱了他，并邀请他第二天一起用晚餐。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT Hug is also a noun. 拥抱

  例：

  She leapt out of the back seat, and gave him a hug.

  她从后座上跳了出来，给了他一个拥抱。

• 3. 

  V-T If you hug something, you hold it close to your body with your arms tightly around it. 抱住

  例：

  Shaerl trudged toward them, hugging a large box.

  谢尔抱着一个大盒子，蹒跚地向他们走来。

• 4. 

  V-T Something that hugs the ground or a stretch of land or water stays very close to it. 紧靠着 [书面]

  例：

  The road hugs the coast for hundreds of miles.

  公路紧挨着海岸线，长达几百英里。