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.
雙語例句
1. She opened her arms and gave me a big hug.
她張開雙臂，緊緊地擁抱了我。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Syvil leapt out of the back seat, and gave him a hug.
賽維爾從后座跳出來，給了他一個擁抱。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He hurries down the gangplank to hug his waiting wife.
他匆匆忙忙走下跳板,張開雙臂去擁抱他那等待著的妻子.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. You tend to niggle at your partner, and get hurt when he doesn't hug you.
你往往會對伴侶吹毛求疵，如果他不擁抱你，就感到受了傷害。
來自柯林斯例句
5. A heavy car with a low center of gravity will hug the road.