budge

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++budge /bʌdʒ/ verb [intransitive, transitive usually in negatives]  1  MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move, or to make someone or something move （使）移动，（使）挪动 She leaned on the door, but it wouldn’t budge. 她靠在门上，但是门纹丝不动。budge from Will hasn’t budged from his room all day. 威尔一整天没出房门了。 The horse refused to budge an inch. 那匹马寸步都不肯走。► see thesaurus at move2  CHANGE YOUR MINDto change your opinion, or to make someone change their opinion （使）改变主意，（使）让步 The government has refused to budge. 政府不肯作出让步。budge on He won’t budge on the issue. 这件事上他不肯妥协。budge from Treacy refuses to budge from his principles. 特里西坚持自己的原则，不肯让步。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

budge• He desperately tried to drag his hand away, but it wouldn't budge.• Immanuel Kant sat in Konigsberg and never budged.• The threats were dire enough to make the Republicans look reckless when they refused to budge.• They can not be shot or netted since they refuse to budge and will be sitting tight underground.• But prices had budged by only-pennies at a time, and mostly they went down.• Gandhi would not budge from five.• The car was stuck in the snow and we couldn't budge it.• I told my boss this but he refused to budge on it.budge an inch• Once on the ground again she tried pulling the horse, but still it would not budge an inch.• Richard would not budge an inch: I began to think he must be mad or wicked - or both.budge on• We offered more money for the house, but they wouldn't budge on the price.Origin budge (1500-1600) French bouger, from Latin bullire; → BOIL1

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Budge, Donald
(1915–2000) a US tennis player who in 1938 became the first person to win the Wimbledon, US, Australian, and French championships in one year.

budge
budge /bʌdʒ/ verb [intransitive, transitive usually in negatives]1. to move, or to make someone or something move:
    She leaned on the door, but it wouldn’t budge.
    budge from
    Will hasn’t budged from his room all day.
    The horse refused to budge an inch.
2. to change your opinion, or to make someone change their opinion:
    The government has refused to budge.
    budge on
    He won’t budge on the issue.
    budge from
    Treacy refuses to budge from his principles.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ move to go to a different place, or change the position of your body: Sarah moved away from the window. | Every time I move I get a pain in my left shoulder.
   ▪ sway to move slowly from one side to the other: The branches swayed in the wind. | Donny swayed drunkenly as he walked back to his car.
   ▪ rock to move repeatedly from one side to another, with small gentle movements: He rocked backward and forward in his chair. | The boat rocked from side to side with the waves.
   ▪ wobble to move unsteadily from side to side: The bike wobbled a bit, but she soon got it under control.
   ▪ fidget to keep moving or playing with your fingers, hands, feet etc, because you are bored or nervous: Diana fidgeted nervously with her pencil.
   ▪ squirm to make very small movements from side to side with your body, especially because you feel uncomfortable: By the end of the hour, most of the children were squirming in their seats.
   ▪ wriggle to make small movements from side to side, especially in order to get into or out of something: The dog wriggled under the fence and escaped into the street. | She managed to wriggle into the dress, but it was much too tight.
   ▪ twitch if part of your body twitches, it makes small movements that you cannot control: A muscle on Yang’s face twitched.
   ▪ stir written to make a movement – used especially when describing a situation in which no one moves, or someone wakes up: In the village a dog barked but no one stirred | The sleeping child stirred and opened her eyes.
   ▪ budge to move – used when you are trying hard to make something move, often without success: The piano wouldn’t budge.

budgeBrE /bʌdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /bʌdʒ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they budge BrE /bʌdʒ/ 🔊 NAmE /bʌdʒ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it budges BrE /ˈbʌdʒɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbʌdʒɪz/ 🔊past simple budged BrE /bʌdʒd/ 🔊 NAmE /bʌdʒd/ 🔊past participle budged BrE /bʌdʒd/ 🔊 NAmE /bʌdʒd/ 🔊 -ing form budging BrE /ˈbʌdʒɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbʌdʒɪŋ/ 🔊 (usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句) (rather informal) [intransitive, transitive] to move slightly; to make sth/sb move slightly （使）轻微移动，挪动◆She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. 她推了推门，门却一动不动。🔊🔊◆The dog refused to budge. 狗不肯动弹。🔊🔊◆~ sth I heaved with all my might but still couldn't budge it. 我用尽全力也没把它拽动。🔊🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to change your opinion about sth; to make sb change their opinion （使）改变主意，改变观点◆He won't budge an inch on the issue. 在这一点上他丝毫不肯让步。🔊🔊◆~ sb He was not to be budged on the issue. 在这一点上他不会让步。🔊🔊 ●ˌbudge ˈup(BrE, informal) to move, so that there is room for other people 让开；挪开 SYN move over ◆Budge up a bit! 闪开点！🔊🔊