hug
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++hug1 /hʌɡ/ ●●○ verb (hugged, hugging) [transitive] 
1 HOLDto put your arms around someone and hold them tightly to show love or friendship 拥抱 SYN embrace We stood there crying and hugging each other. 我们站在那里哭着互相拥抱。 She went to her daughter and hugged her tightly. 她走到女儿身边，紧紧地拥抱她。2 to put your arms around yourself 抱住〔自己的身体〕hug your knees/arms/legs etc Sarah sat on the floor, hugging her knees. 萨拉抱着双膝坐在地板上。hug yourself She stood hugging herself against the cold. 在寒冷中，她抱着胳膊瑟缩站立。3 NEARto move along the side, edge, top etc of something, staying very close to it 靠近 [紧挨]…走 The small boats hugged the coast. 小船贴近海岸航行。4 if clothes hug your body, they fit closely 〔衣服〕贴〔身〕 → close-fittingbody-/figure-hugging a figure-hugging dress 紧身连衣裙5 HOLDto 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。6 hug yourself with joy/delight etc British EnglishPROUD 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。n GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsHug 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. THESAURUShug (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。→ See Verb table
1 HOLDto put your arms around someone and hold them tightly to show love or friendship 拥抱 SYN embrace We stood there crying and hugging each other. 我们站在那里哭着互相拥抱。 She went to her daughter and hugged her tightly. 她走到女儿身边，紧紧地拥抱她。2 to put your arms around yourself 抱住〔自己的身体〕hug your knees/arms/legs etc Sarah sat on the floor, hugging her knees. 萨拉抱着双膝坐在地板上。hug yourself She stood hugging herself against the cold. 在寒冷中，她抱着胳膊瑟缩站立。3 NEARto move along the side, edge, top etc of something, staying very close to it 靠近 [紧挨]…走 The small boats hugged the coast. 小船贴近海岸航行。4 if clothes hug your body, they fit closely 〔衣服〕贴〔身〕 → close-fittingbody-/figure-hugging a figure-hugging dress 紧身连衣裙5 HOLDto 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。6 hug yourself with joy/delight etc British EnglishPROUD 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。n GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbsHug 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. THESAURUShug (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。→ See Verb tableExamples 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 real happy 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 fragile bird, this new scrawny Rab.• Jane threw her arms around him and hugged him tight.• Maisha is so proud she hugs him twice.• My father hugged me affectionately when I got home.• She hugged me, and my heart flew into hers.• Diana Dors, the secret object 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 path hugs the clifftop near Brebane Head.• The new road will stretch from Barcelona to the Adriatic, hugging the Mediterranean coast.• A row of tiny feeding fish were hugging the rock surface where I stood.• Gray whales hug the west coast as they move south.• Folly broke 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 Pathfinder inside.hug your knees/arms/legs etc• Petey finally sat down on the bank and faced the lake hugging his knees.• She leaned forward, 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 mildewed sofa, hugging her knees up to her chin.hug2 ●●○ noun [countable] HOLDthe action of putting your arms around someone and holding them tightly to show love or friendship 拥抱，紧抱 SYN embrace Paul gave me a big hug. 保罗热情地拥抱了我。 Nesta greeted the visitors with hugs and kisses. 内丝塔和客人拥抱、亲吻，迎接他们的到来 → bear hugExamples from the Corpus
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 bear hug.• He gave the Bookman a big hug and hoped they would be friends for a long, long time.• Now he found himself playing Kaa, the deaf snake 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 tears occupied all my attention-but none of that was seen by the public.• My warmest wishes to everyone in the family, and a special hug 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.Origin hug1 (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian languagehug1 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1hug2 nounLDOCE OnlineChinese
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hug
hug1 /hʌɡ/ 
verb (past tense and past participle hugged, present participle hugging) [transitive]
1. to put your arms around someone and hold them tightly to show love or friendship
SYN embrace:
We stood there crying and hugging each other.
She went to her daughter and hugged her tightly.
2. to put your arms around yourself
hug your knees/arms/legs etc
Sarah sat on the floor, hugging her knees.
hug yourself
She stood hugging herself against the cold.
3. to move along the side, edge, top etc of something, staying very close to it:
The small boats hugged the coast.
4. if clothes hug your body, they fit closely ⇨ close-fitting
body-/figure-hugging
a figure-hugging dress
5. to hold something in your arms close to your chest:
He was hugging a big pile of books.
6. hug yourself with joy/delight etc British English to feel very pleased with yourself:
Kate hugged herself with pleasure after receiving the award.
▪ hug (also give somebody a hug ) to put your arms around someone and hold them tightly to show love or friendship: Mother hugged him and tucked him into bed. | Come here and give me a big hug.
▪embrace to put your arms around someone and hold him or her in a caring way. Embrace is more formal than hug: Jason warmly embraced his son. | The two leaders embraced each other.
▪cuddle to put your arms around someone or something as a sign of love, especially a child or a small animal: She sat on a chair, cuddling her daughter. | He cuddled the puppy.
▪put your arms around somebody to hold someone closely to your body, especially to comfort them or show that you love them: The woman put her arms around the sobbing boy.
▪cradle written to hold someone very gently in your arms, like you would hold a baby: She held the baby in her arms. | She cradled his head in her hands and kissed him on the forehead
hug2 noun [countable]
the action of putting your arms around someone and holding them tightly to show love or friendship
SYN embrace:
Paul gave me a big hug.
Nesta greeted the visitors with hugs and kisses.
⇨ bear hug
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verb (past tense and past participle hugged, present participle hugging) [transitive] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
1. to put your arms around someone and hold them tightly to show love or friendship
SYN embrace:
2. to put your arms around yourself
hug your knees/arms/legs etc
hug yourself
3. to move along the side, edge, top etc of something, staying very close to it:
4. if clothes hug your body, they fit closely ⇨ close-fitting
body-/figure-hugging
5. to hold something in your arms close to your chest:
6. hug yourself with joy/delight etc British English to feel very pleased with yourself:
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noun [countable]the action of putting your arms around someone and holding them tightly to show love or friendship
SYN embrace:
⇨ bear hug
colour/color the appearance that things have, resulting from the way in which they reflect light. Red, green and blue are colours. 指颜色、色彩（如红色、绿色、蓝色） ：◆ What's your favourite colour? 你最喜欢的颜色是什么？ ◆ bright/dark/light colours 鲜艳的／深／浅颜色 shade a particular form of a colour, especially when describing how light or dark it is. Sky blue is a shade of blue. 指色彩的浓淡深浅、色度（如天蓝是蓝色的一种） hue ( a colour or a particular shade of a colouror 指颜色、色度、色调 ：◆ His face took on an unhealthy, whitish hue. 他的脸上透出一丝病态的苍白。 tint a shade or small amount of a particular colour; a faint colour covering a surface 指色调、淡色彩、一层淡色 ：◆ leaves with red and gold autumn tints 金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶 tinge a small amount of a colour 指微量、少许颜色 ：◆ There was a pink tinge to the sky. 天空略带一点淡淡的粉红色。
tint or tinge? 用 tint 还是 tinge？
You can say 可以说 ：◆ a reddish tint/tinge or 或 ：◆ a tinge of red 略带一点淡红色 but not 但不说 ：◆ a tint of red Tint is often used in the plural, buttinge is almost always singular.* tint 常用作复数，但 tinge 几乎总是作单数。
Patterns
a warm/rich colour/shade/hue/tinta bright/vivid/vibrant/dark/deep colour/shade/huea pale/pastel/soft/subtle/delicate colour/shade/huea light/strong/neutral/natural colour/shade