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nodding nodal head nod

nodding
[英] [ˈnɔdiŋ] [美] [ˈnɑdɪŋ] 生词本

adj.

v.

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1. VERB 点头;点头赞同 If you nod, you move your head downwards and upwards to show that you are answering 'yes' to a question, or to show agreement, understanding, or approval. 

  • 'Are you okay?' I asked. She nodded and smiled...

    “你没事吧?”我问她。她点点头，笑了。

  • David said nothing, but simply nodded, as if understanding perfectly...

    戴维什么都没说，只是点点头，好像完全理解了。

  • Jacques tasted one and nodded his approval...

    雅克尝了一个，点头称好。

  • Nod is also a noun.

    • She gave a nod and said, 'I see'...

      她点了点头说：“我明白了。”

    • 'Probably,' agreed Hunter, with a slow nod of his head...

      亨特慢慢点了点头，表示赞同地说：“很有可能。”

    • He gave Sabrina a quick nod of acknowledgement.

      他朝萨布里娜快速点点头，示意看到了她。

2. VERB (朝…方向)扬头，扬头示意 If you nod in a particular direction, you bend your head once in that direction in order to indicate something or to give someone a signal. 

  • 'Does it work?' he asked, nodding at the piano...

    “它能用吗？”他边问边朝钢琴方向扬了下头。

  • She nodded towards the drawing room. 'He's in there.'...

    她朝客厅方向扬了扬头说：“他在那里面。”

  • He lifted the end of the canoe, nodding to me to take up mine.

    他一边抬起独木舟的一端，一边扬头示意我抬起我这端。

3. VERB (用于打招呼或告别)点头，点头招呼 If you nod, you bend your head once, as a way of saying hello or goodbye. 

  • All the girls nodded and said 'Hi'...

    所有的女孩都点头招呼道：“嗨!”

  • Tom nodded a greeting but didn't say anything...

    汤姆点头致意，但什么都没说。

  • Both of them smiled and nodded at friends...

    他们俩都笑着跟朋友们点头打招呼。

4. VERB (足球中)顶(球) In football, if a player nods the ball in a particular direction, they hit the ball there with their head. 

  • Taylor leapt up to nod the ball home...

    泰勒跳起来头球破门。

  • Brian McClair nodded in his twenty-third goal of the season.

    布赖恩·麦克莱尔头球攻入了自己本赛季第23粒进球。

5. PHRASE 点头同意;点头允许 If you give someone the nod, you give them permission to do something. 

  • 'Keep him outside till I give you the nod.'

    “没我同意，别让他进来。”

6. PHRASE (建议)一致接受地，毫无异议地 If a proposal is accepted on the nod, it is accepted without being questioned or argued about. 

  • He has always argued that the party cannot be seen to let the treaty through on the nod...

    他一直争辩，不能眼看着该党让此条约毫无异议地通过。

  • Big issues are going through on the nod.

    重大议题将会一致通过。

相关词组：
nod off 
Adjective

1. having branches or flower heads that bend downward;

  • "nodding daffodils"
  • "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"
  • "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers"
1. Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.
祖母坐在火炉旁打瞌睡。

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. I have only a bowing [nodding] acquaintance with him.
我和他只有点头之交。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. Nodding your head is equivalent to saying "yes".
点头就等于说“赞同”。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》