cuddle up

cuddle up — 片語動詞

  • cuddle upbase form
  • cuddles up3rd person singular
  • cuddling up-ing form
  • cuddled uppast simple

1. to press yourself close against another person and hold them gently, often for c

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釋義

依偎

緊靠他人取暖或求安慰

to press yourself close against another person and hold them gently, often for comfort or to keep warm

例句

Constanza cuddled up to her brother on the sofa after a scary movie.

Constanza 看完恐怖片後緊靠著哥哥坐在沙發上。

cuddle up + to + someone

The little kitten cuddled up against Caleb's chest and fell asleep purring.

小貓咪依偎在 Caleb 的胸前,發出咕嚕聲睡著了。

常見搭配
  • cuddle up together
  • cuddle up to someone
  • cuddle up against something
同義詞
  • snuggle up

    very similar, interchangeable in most everyday contexts; 'snuggle' can feel slightly more affectionate

  • curl up

    similar but does not require another person — you can curl up alone on a sofa

  • nestle

    more literary and less common; suggests settling into a comfortable position against something soft

反義詞
  • pull away

    opposite action — to move your body away from someone rather than toward them

文法句型

cuddle up + to/against/with + someone/something

cuddle up together

用法筆記

This phrasal verb is always intransitive — the person or thing you cuddle must be introduced by a preposition (to, against, with) or by 'together' when both subjects are cuddling each other.

常見錯誤

She cuddled up her baby.
She cuddled up to her baby.
The phrasal verb 'cuddle up' is intransitive; you need the preposition 'to' before the object.