nod

/nɒd/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4IELTS
一句话记住

点头；（打瞌睡时）点头；点头

释义与例句

v. 点头；（打瞌睡时）点头
to move your head down and then up, especially to show agreement or greeting, or to let your head fall forward when sleepy
  1. She nodded her head in agreement.
    她点头表示同意。
  2. He nodded to me as he passed my desk.
    他经过我的办公桌时向我点头致意。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The student began to nod during the long lecture.
    在冗长的讲座中，那名学生开始打瞌睡。
n. 点头
a quick downward and upward movement of the head
  1. She gave me a nod and left the room.
    她向我点了点头，然后离开了房间。
  2. The proposal received a nod of approval from the committee.
    该提案得到了委员会的点头认可。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. With a quick nod, he signalled to the driver to start.
    他迅速点头，示意司机出发。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 nod in agreement 是“点头同意”；nod off 是“打瞌睡”，off 不能省。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • bow 鞠躬；低头
    nod 是快速下点再抬头的动作，常表示同意或问候；bow 通常指弯腰或低头以表示敬意、感谢等，动作和含义不同。
    The performers bowed to the audience at the end of the show. 演出结束时，演员们向观众鞠躬。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • shake one's head 摇头
    在许多英语使用语境中，nod 表示点头同意，shake one's head 表示摇头否定；跨文化交际时不能假设所有地区动作含义相同。
    She shook her head to show that she disagreed. 她摇头表示不同意。
常见搭配
  • nod in agreement 点头表示同意
    Everyone in the room nodded in agreement. 房间里的每个人都点头表示同意。
  • nod one's head 点头
    He nodded his head without saying a word. 他一言不发地点了点头。
  • nod off 打瞌睡；打盹
    I nodded off in front of the television. 我在电视机前打起了瞌睡。