Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense budges, present participle budging, past tense, past participle budged
1V-ERG (使)改变主意;(使)让步 If someone will not budge on a matter, or if nothing budges them, they refuse to change their mind or to come to an agreement. (使)改变主意;(使)让步
Both sides say they will not budge. [VERB]
双方都声称决不让步。
The Americans are adamant that they will not budge on this point. [VERB]
ADVERB | VERB + BUDGE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤barely, not even幾乎/甚至都不動VERB + BUDGE➤will not, would not不會/不願意讓步◇He sat down and would not budge.他坐下,不願意動了。➤refuse to拒絕讓步◇She absolutely refused to budge.她絲毫不肯讓步。PREPOSITION➤from在⋯上遷就◇He refuses to budge from his principles.他堅持自己的原則,不肯讓步。➤on在⋯上讓步◇The union won't budge on its demands.工會不會在要求上讓步。PHRASES➤not budge an inch一點兒也沒動◇He threw all his weight against the door, but it wouldn't budge an inch.他將整個身體向門大力撞去,但門紋絲不動。