• vi. 挪動；微微移動；改變態(tài)度或意見；服從
• vt. 使讓步；移動；使改變態(tài)度或意見
• n. 羔羊皮
• n. (Budge)人名；(英)巴奇

詞源同boil, 沸騰，膨脹。插入字母d.

budge

budge: see bull

budge (v.)

1580s, from Middle French bougier "to move, stir" (Modern French bouger), from Vulgar Latin *bullicare "to bubble, boil" (hence, "to be in motion"), from Latin bullire "to boil" (see boil (v.)). Compare Spanish bullir "to move about, bustle;" Portuguese bulir "to move a thing from its place." Related: Budged; budging.

1. The Americans are adamant that they will not budge on this point.

美國人非常強(qiáng)硬，他們在這一點上是不會妥協(xié)的。

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2. Both sides say they will not budge.

雙方都聲稱決不讓步。

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3. The window refused to budge.

窗戶推不開。

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4. No amount of prodding will budge him.

不管怎么刺激都不會讓他改變主意。

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5. Her mother refused to budge from London.

她母親不肯離開倫敦。

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