/bʌdʒ ||; bʌdʒ/verb[I,T] 1 to move or make sth move a little （使）微动: I tried as hard as I could to loosen the screw but it simply wouldn't budge. 我用尽力气想松开这个螺丝，它却动也不动。We just couldn't budge the car when it got stuck in the mud. 汽车陷在泥中，我们怎样也推它不动。
2 to change or make sb change a firm opinion （使）改变主意，让步: Neither side in the dispute is prepared to budge. 争执双方都不肯让步。