hug: [16] Etymologically, hug seems to convey the notion of ‘consolation, solicitude’; the expression of such feelings by clasping someone in one’s arms is apparently a secondary semantic development. The word is of Scandinavian origin, and is probably related to, if not borrowed from Old Norse hugga ‘comfort, console’. This was descended from a prehistoric Germanic *hugjan, which also produced Old English hogian ‘think, consider, be solicitous’.
hug (v.)
1560s, hugge "to embrace," of unknown origin; perhaps from Old Norse hugga "to comfort," from hugr "courage, mood," from Proto-Germanic *hugjan, related to Old English hycgan "to think, consider," Gothic hugs "mind, soul, thought." Other have noted the similarity in some senses to German hegen "to foster, cherish," originally "to enclose with a hedge." Related: Hugged; hugging. The noun was originally (1610s) a hold in wrestling. Meaning "affectionate embrace" is from 1650s.
实用例句
1. She opened her arms and gave me a big hug.
她张开双臂，紧紧地拥抱了我。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Syvil leapt out of the back seat, and gave him a hug.
赛维尔从后座跳出来，给了他一个拥抱。
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3. He hurries down the gangplank to hug his waiting wife.
他匆匆忙忙走下跳板,张开双臂去拥抱他那等待着的妻子.
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4. You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you.
你往往会对伴侣吹毛求疵，如果他不拥抱你，就感到受了伤害。
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5. A heavy car with a low center of gravity will hug the road.
