hug¹/hʌg; hʌɡ/ v [T] -gged, -gging 1 to put your arms around someone in a friendly way and hold them tightly 拥抱: We hugged and said goodnight. 我们拥抱着道了晚安。 2 if a path or road hugs a cliff, the coast etc, it stays very close to the edge of it 〔道路〕紧挨着，靠近〔悬崖、海岸等〕