nudge

轻推、用手肘推

She nudged me with her elbow when the speaker mentioned my name.

讲者提到我的名字时，她用手肘轻推了我一下。

轻轻推动、挪动

He nudged the door open with his shoulder and walked in.

他用肩膀把门轻轻推开走了进去。

督促、劝使、推一把

Her teacher nudged her into applying for the scholarship.

老师鼓动她去申请那笔奖学金。

逼近、接近

House prices are nudging record levels again this year.

今年房价又逼近历史高点。

轻推、肘击

He gave his friend a nudge to stop him from laughing.

他轻推了朋友一下，要他别笑。

提醒、督促口语

Send him a nudge if he forgets to pay the deposit.

如果他忘了付订金，就提醒他一下。