cuddle

/ˈkʌdl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌdl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkə-dᵊl/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkʌd.əl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌd.əl/ (ame, ipa)

cuddle — 動詞

  • cuddlepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • cuddleshe / she / it
  • cuddledpast simple
  • cuddling-ing form

1. to wrap your arms gently around a person, child, or pet and hold them against yo

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

擁抱

用雙臂溫柔抱住對方表達愛或安慰

to wrap your arms gently around a person, child, or pet and hold them against your body, showing love, comfort, or warmth — for example, a parent holding a sleepy toddler or two partners pressed together on the sofa.

例句

Nia sat on the porch and cuddled her newborn niece until she fell asleep.

Nia 坐在門廊上抱著剛出生的姪女，直到她睡著。

transitive: cuddle + person (held in arms for comfort)

Kenji and Sofia cuddled on the sofa during the long winter movie marathon.

Kenji 和 Sofia 在漫長的冬日電影馬拉松裡，依偎在沙發上互相擁抱。

reciprocal: two people cuddle on / in [place]

同義詞
  • hug

    shorter and often briefer; cuddle implies a longer, gentler hold

  • embrace

    more formal and less physically prolonged

  • hold

    neutral; lacks the affectionate, warming overtone of cuddle

反義詞

文法句型

cuddle + someone

cuddle (reciprocal)

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person and the object a child, partner, or pet; in reciprocal use (two people cuddle), it is intransitive and the location of the cuddling is often mentioned (on the sofa, in bed).

常見錯誤

❌She cuddled to her son.
✅She cuddled her son.
💡sense 1 takes a direct object with no preposition; use 'cuddle up to / against' only for sense 2 (snuggle).
❌He cuddled the table.
✅He cuddled the cat.
💡the object should be a person or animal, not a thing.

2. to settle yourself into a warm, cozy position close to another person, an animal

2.動詞不及物B1
釋義

依偎；蜷縮

舒服地蜷起身體或緊靠著取暖

to settle yourself into a warm, cozy position close to another person, an animal, or something soft, often by curling up against them or wrapping yourself in something thick.

例句

Dario cuddled up under the heavy quilt and listened to the rain on the window.

Dario 蜷在厚重的被子下，聽著窗外的雨聲。

cuddle up + under [warm thing]

The kittens cuddled against their mother to stay warm during the cold night.

小貓們依偎在母貓身邊，靠彼此的體溫度過寒冷的夜晚。

cuddle against + person/animal for warmth

同義詞
  • snuggle

    near-identical meaning, slightly more childlike and intimate

  • nestle

    more literary; emphasises tucking into a small space

  • curl up

    focuses on body posture rather than warmth or closeness

文法句型

cuddle up

cuddle up to / against / next to + noun

cuddle into + noun

用法筆記

Only sense that takes 'up', 'up to', 'against', or 'into'; almost always intransitive. Distinguish from sense 1 by the absence of a person being held — here the subject moves into a snug position.

常見錯誤

❌She cuddled up her cat.
✅She cuddled up to her cat.
💡sense 2 needs a preposition ('up to', 'against') before the noun; otherwise it reads like sense 1.

cuddle — 名詞