nod
verb
noun
nɒd
verb
1
to
move
your
head
up
and
down,
especially
in
order
to
show
agreement
or
understanding
〔尤指表示赞同或理解而〕点头;
I
asked
her
if
she
was
ready
to
go,
and
she
nodded.
我问她是否已准备好出发，她点了点头。
Mom
nodded
her
head
sympathetically.
妈妈同情地点了点头。
nod
your
approval/agreement
etc
(show
your
approval
etc
by
nodding)
点头表示赞成/同意等
Corbett
nodded
his
acceptance.
科比特点头表示认可。
2
to
move
your
head
down
and
up
again
once
in
order
to
greet
someone
or
give
someone
a
sign
to
do
something
点头〔打招呼或示意〕
[+
at
]
The
judge
nodded
at
the
foreman
to
proceed.
法官点头示意陪审团团长继续说。
[+
to
]
She
nodded
to
us
as
she
walked
by.
她走过时向我们点了点头。
3
have a nodding acquaintance (with sth)
to
know
a
little
about
a
subject
but
not
a
lot
（对某事）略知一二
Students
will
need
to
have
a
nodding
acquaintance
with
Spanish.
学生们要粗通西班牙语。
4
have a nodding acquaintance (with sb) be on nodding terms (with sb)
also
又作
to
know
someone
but
not
very
well
（与某人）有点头之交
BrE
5
to
begin
to
sleep,
usually
when
you
do
not
intend
to
and
are
sitting
somewhere
打盹，打瞌睡
I
missed
the
movie
because
I
kept
nodding
off.
我一直在打瞌睡，结果误了电影。
noun
6
an
act
of
nodding
点头
C
The
woman
greeted
us
with
a
nod
of
the
head.
那个女人向我们点点头打招呼。
I
showed
the
doorman
my
card
and
he
gave
a
friendly
nod
.
我向门卫出示了卡片，他友善地点了点头。
7
give sb the nod/get the nod from sb
to
give
or
be
given
permission
to
do
something
[非正式] 同意某人/得到某人的许可
informal
We’re
waiting
for
the
boss
to
give
us
the
nod
on
this
one.
我们在等老板同意此事。
8
on the nod
by
general
agreement
and
without
people
discussing
it
[英，非正式] 〔未经讨论而〕一致同意
BrE informal
The
chairman’s
proposals
are
usually
passed
on
the
nod.
主席的提议通常是无需讨论就一致通过的。
9
a nod’s as good as a wink
used
to
tell
someone
that
you
have
understood
something,
although
it
was
said
in
an
indirect
way
[英] 不用明说，一点就懂
BrE