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push
16 ENTRIES FOUND:
pushes; pushed; pushing
pushes; pushed; pushing
Learner's definition of PUSH
1
: to use force to move (someone or something) forward or away from you推；按 — often used figuratively常用作比喻
[+ object]
- Please stop pushing me.请不要推我。
- Do you want to push the shopping cart?你想推购物车吗？
- Push [=press] the button to turn on the computer.按下那个按钮来启动电脑。
- He slowly pushed the door open.他慢慢地把门推开。
- She pushed back her chair and stood up.她推开椅子，站了起来。
- She pushed him aside and marched into the boss's office.她把他推到一边，毅然走进了老板的办公室。
- He pushed her out of the way.他把她推到一边。
- He pushed me into the table.他推我撞上了桌子。
- He was pushed off the sidewalk into the street.他被人从人行道推到了街道上。
- She pushed her wet hair back/away from her face.她把湿发从脸上拨开。
- The bulldozer pushed the rubble over the edge of the pit.推土机把碎石推进深坑。
- Larger companies are pushing [=forcing] smaller ones into bankruptcy.大公司正在把小公司逼到破产的境地。
- Poverty pushed them to the breaking point.贫穷把他们推向了崩溃的边缘。
- He pushed aside [=put aside] his fear of rejection and asked her out on a date.他抛开被拒绝的担忧，邀她出来约会。
- She pushed her doubts to the back of her mind. = She pushed her doubts out of her mind. [=she tried not to think about her doubts]她把疑惑抛到了脑后。
[no object]
- No matter how hard I pushed, I couldn't move the boulder.我拼尽全力都推不动那块巨石。
- He pushed and pulled to loosen the post from the ground.他又是推又是拉，想让地上竖起的那根杆子松动。
- She pushed against the door, but it wouldn't open.她推了推门，却推不开。
2
: to go forward while using your hands, arms etc., to forcefully move people or things that are blocking you推搡；挤开 — often + through
[no object]
- Quit (your) pushing and shoving. Can't you see there are a lot of people ahead of you in line?别推搡了。难道你没看见前面还有一大堆人在排队吗？
- The paramedics pushed through the crowd.医护人员挤过人群。
[+ object]
- They pushed their way to the front row.他们挤到了前排。
3
[+ object]
a : to force or try to force or persuade (someone) to do something强迫；逼迫；说服
- He pushed his son to play football.他逼儿子去打橄榄球。
- He pushed them to accept his plan.他强迫他们接受他的计划。
- She pushed him into trying out for the team.她说服他参加了那个球队的选拔赛。
b : to force (someone) to work hard at something in order to achieve success鞭策；敦促
- The coach tends to push his players too hard.这名教练总是对自己的队员过于严厉。
- Her teachers pushed her to succeed.老师们敦促她有所作为。
- She was tired but she pushed herself to keep working.她累了，可还是鞭策自己继续工作。
c : to do or say things that cause trouble for (someone)逼迫
- He kept pushing his parents until they had no choice but to punish him.他不停地逼自己的父母，后来他们别无选择，只好教训了他一顿。
- If you push him too far, you'll regret it.如果把他逼急了，你会后悔的。
4
[no object]
a always followed by an adverb or preposition : to continue moving forward in a forceful or steady way奋力前行 — usually + ahead, forward, or on
- The explorers pushed (along) deep into the jungle.探险队员们向着丛林深处奋力前行。
- The army pushed [=pressed] on in spite of the snow.部队冒雪前进。
- They were tired, but they kept pushing ahead.他们疲倦了，但仍然继续奋力前进。
b : to continue to do something especially in a determined way坚持不懈地做 — usually + ahead, forward, or on
- If we want to succeed, we have to keep pushing.如果想要成功，我们就必须坚持不懈。
- The city pushed [=pressed] ahead/forward with its plans to build a casino.市政府坚定地推行建赌场的计划。
- They pushed on with their plans.他们不断努力实现自己的计划。
5
always followed by an adverb or preposition, [+ object] : to force (someone or something) to move away from a place赶走
- The troops pushed the enemy from the city.部队把敌人赶出了这座城市。
- Settlers pushed the native people off their land.殖民者把原住民从他们的土地上赶走了。
6
[+ object] : to cause (something) to be accepted, completed, etc., by making a special effort努力达成
- The senators are trying to push the bill through Congress.参议员们正在努力推动那项议案在国会通过。
- All of the editorial staff helped to push the project to completion.所有的编辑人员都为那个项目的完成提供了帮助。
7
[no object] : to make a strong, continuous effort to get or do something努力争取 — often + for — often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式
- The workers are pushing hard for higher wages.工人们正在努力争取更高的工资。
- Town residents are pushing to prevent the shopping mall from being built.镇上的居民正竭力阻止修建那个购物中心。
8
[+ object]
a : to make a strong effort to sell (something)推销
- We're pushing last year's models to make room for this year's.我们正在推销去年的款式，这样才能为今年的款式留地方。
b : to try to make (something) more popular, well-known, etc., by talking about it推广；口头宣传
- He went on the talk show to push [=promote] his new film.他上脱口秀节目以推介他的新影片。
c : to repeat (something) in order to show that it is important再三强调
- They kept pushing [=pressing] the issue.他们多次提到那个问题。
- We need to get them to do something, but we don't want to push the point too much.我们得让他们做点什么，不过又不想催得太紧。
9
[+ object] informal : to sell (illegal drugs)非法贩卖（毒品）
- He was arrested for pushing drugs.他因贩毒而被捕。
10
[+ object]
a : to go up to and often beyond (a limit)达到，超越（极限）
- His humor pushes the limits of bad taste.他幽默过了头，变得庸俗了。
- She is always pushing her body's limits with new physical challenges.她总是用新的挑战来超越自己身体的极限。
b informal : to get close to (an age or number)接近（某年龄或数字） — always used as (be) pushing总用作(be) pushing
- She must be pushing 80. [=she must be almost 80 years old]她肯定快80岁了。
- The game was played in front of a crowd pushing 50,000. [=a crowd of almost 50,000 people]观看这场比赛的观众有将近5万人。
11
always followed by an adverb or preposition, [+ object] : to cause or force (something) to change in a specified way推动
- The cost of oil has pushed gas prices higher/up. [=has raised gas prices]石油成本的增加使得汽油价格上涨了。
- Stock prices have been pushed down. [=have been lowered]股票价格被拉了下来。
- Gas prices have been pushed [=raised] to record levels.汽油价格上涨到了创纪录的最高水平。
12
[+ object] sports : to hit (a ball) toward the right from a right-handed swing or toward the left from a left-handed swing推击（球） — compare pull
- (golf) She pushed her drive into the rough.她把球推击进了深草区。
be pushing up daisies
push around
[phrasal verb] also British push about push (someone) around/about
: to try to force (someone) to do what you want by making threats, using force, etc.差遣；摆布
- Don't let the bigger boys push you around—stand up for yourself!别听那些大男孩的使唤——要独立起来！
push back
[phrasal verb] push back (something) or push (something) back
: to change (a planned event) to start at a later date or time推迟
- The date of the meeting has been pushed back from Tuesday to Thursday.这次会议的日期从星期二推迟到了星期四。
- The start time of the game has been pushed back from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.这场比赛的开赛时间从下午1点推迟到了3点。
push in
[phrasal verb] British : to move in front of other people who are waiting in a line插队；加塞
- He pushed in at the head of the queue. [=(US) he cut in at the head of the line]他插到了队伍的最前面。
push it/things
informal : to continue to do or to try to do something when you should stop勉强；过分
- If your mom already said “no” two times, don't push it. [=don't keep asking her] You'll just make her mad.如果你妈妈已经说了两遍“不行”，就不要勉强她了。否则你会让她发狂的。
- You've won a lot of money, but don't push it [=don't push your luck] or you could lose it all.你已经赢了很多钱了，别再贪了，否则你有可能会输光的。
- She pushed things too far and lost all her winnings.她太贪心了，结果把赢来的钱全都输掉了。
push off
[phrasal verb] 1
: to move from a place or position by pushing against a surface with something推离
- She pushed off (from shore) with her oar and started paddling.她用船桨把船推离了岸边，然后开始划起来。
- His ankle injury prevented him from pushing off with his left foot when he was skating.他脚踝受了伤，所以滑冰时左脚使不上劲。
2
British, informal : to go away : leave滚开 — used in speech as a rude or angry way of telling someone to go away用于口语，粗鲁或愤怒地让人离开
- Push off [=get lost], mate.滚开，小子！
push on
[phrasal verb] push (something) on (someone)
: to force (someone) to accept (something)强迫（某人）接受 — see also 1push 4 (above)
- He's always trying to push his political beliefs on other people.他总是试图把自己的政治观念强加给别人。
push over
[phrasal verb] 1
push over (someone or something) or push (someone or something) over : to make (someone or something) fall to the ground by pushing推倒
- He pushed the smaller child over.他把那个小一点的孩子推倒了。
- She pushed over the statue.她推倒了那座雕像。
2
US, informal : to move so that there is room for someone else to sit or stand next to you挪开
- Push over [=shove over] so that I can sit down, too.往旁边挪一挪，这样我也可以坐下来。
push paper(s)
push the envelope
push your luck
2 push /ˈpʊʃ/ noun
plural pushes
2 push
/ˈpʊʃ/
noun
plural pushes
Learner's definition of PUSH
[count]
1
: an act of pushing something or someone推 — usually singular通常用单数
- He gave me a push. [=he pushed me]他推了我一下。
- Give the door a push to open it.把门推开。
- The computer starts with the push of a button.按一下按钮，电脑就启动了。
- At the push of a button, you can change a color photo into a black-and-white one.按一下按钮，就可以把一张彩色照片变成黑白的。
2
: a large, organized military attack猛攻 — usually singular通常用单数 — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- They're making a final push against enemy forces.他们正在对敌军发起最后一次猛攻。
- The army has launched a push toward the capital.军队对首都发起了猛攻。
- The company is making a push into foreign markets. [=the company is entering foreign markets]这家公司正在努力打进国外市场。
3
: a strong, continuous effort to get or achieve something奋斗；努力争取 — usually singular通常用单数 — often + for — often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式
- Despite a multimillion dollar marketing push, the movie flopped.虽然市场推广花费了数百万美元，这部电影还是失败了。
- Workers are making a determined push for higher wages.工人们正在努力争取更高的工资。
- a push to improve public schools为改善公立学校的办学而做出的努力
at a push
British, informal : with some difficulty : by making a special effort困难地；费劲地
- We can fit five people in the car, six at a push.车里可以坐五个人，挤一点的话，可以坐六个。
get the push
British, informal : to lose your job : to be fired from your job被解雇；被炒鱿鱼
- The employees with less experience got the push. [=were fired; got the ax]经验不足的雇员们被开除了。
give (someone) the push
British, informal : to dismiss (someone) from a job : to fire (someone)解雇；炒（某人）鱿鱼
- His boss gave him the push. [=gave him the ax]老板把他开除了。
push comes to shove
informal — used to describe what happens when a situation becomes very serious or difficult and action needs to be taken紧要关头；迫不得已
- He backed down when push came to shove.在紧要关头，他退缩了。
- He'll surrender if push comes to shove.在迫不得已的时候，他会投降的。
pushed; pushing; pushes
1
a
: to press against with force in order to drive or impel
b
: to move or endeavor to move away or ahead by steady pressure without striking
2
a
: to thrust forward, downward, or outward
b
: to cause to increase : raise
d
: to hit (a ball) toward the right from a right-handed swing or toward the left from a left-handed swing compare pull
1
: a vigorous effort to attain an end : drive:
a
: a military assault or offensive
b
: an advance that overcomes obstacles
c
: a campaign to promote a product
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Verb Do you want to push the shopping cart? He slowly pushed the door open. She pushed back her chair and stood up. She pushed him aside and marched into the boss's office. He pushed her out of the way. He pushed me into the table. He was pushed off the sidewalk into the street. She pushed her wet hair back from her face. The bulldozer pushed the rubble over the edge of the pit. No matter how hard I pushed, I couldn't move the boulder. Noun an unprecedented push to pass stronger gun control measures See More
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Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2022 The push-and-pull on offense will carry on throughout the season. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Sep. 2022 But a team that struggles with quick game, the way the Colts have, never forces an opposing offensive coordinator to push the ball down the field. The Indianapolis Star, 21 Sep. 2022 Some analysts expect high natural-gas and electricity prices will help push more consumers toward rooftop solar. Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2022 Popular streamers like Imane Anys, who streams under the handle Pokimane, began to discuss a strike to push Twitch to ban gambling from its platform. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2022 By 2050, the barrier could be closed between one and two times a day as tides push the water levels higher than the current threshold, according to the report. Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022 But many Black and liberal lawmakers are still hoping that future Congresses can push more accountability measures. Marianna Sotomayor And Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Sep. 2022 Unlike then, the Kremlin’s military hold over these statelets in Ukraine’s Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions is more tenuous, with Ukraine in the midst of an ongoing offensive to push Russian troops out of more areas of the country. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2022 Missing curfew means getting a wake-up call of push-ups and squats. Andrea Stanley, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2022 The paratroopers lined up the recruits — mostly older men with beer bellies, or scrawny teens — and cajoled the Iraqis through a battery of jumping jacks, push-ups, and crunches. Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 A typical morning might include push-ups, sit-ups and jumping jacks, plus curls and shoulder and chest presses. Jen Murphy, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 Heidi begins doing squats, while their son Gunner Stone, 4, starts jumping around before his dad encourages him to start doing push-ups. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022 The push-pull between fears about a recession and concerns about inflation is what is causing volatility in mortgage rates. Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 The entire offense dropped and did push-ups after the theft and one play later (a Bailey Zappe incompletion thanks to fellow rookie Marcus Jones’s deflection), everyone was sent to the hills for some end-of-the-day conditioning. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 Always active and in tip-top shape, Egan was doing finger-tip push-ups beyond his 80th birthday. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2022 See More
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President Franklin Roosevelt, during World War II, wanted to push the top marginal income-tax rate all the way to 100 percent, formally imposing a maximum wage. Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 22 Sep. 2022 The push-and-pull on offense will carry on throughout the season. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Sep. 2022 But a team that struggles with quick game, the way the Colts have, never forces an opposing offensive coordinator to push the ball down the field. The Indianapolis Star, 21 Sep. 2022 Some analysts expect high natural-gas and electricity prices will help push more consumers toward rooftop solar. Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2022 Popular streamers like Imane Anys, who streams under the handle Pokimane, began to discuss a strike to push Twitch to ban gambling from its platform. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2022 By 2050, the barrier could be closed between one and two times a day as tides push the water levels higher than the current threshold, according to the report. Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022 But many Black and liberal lawmakers are still hoping that future Congresses can push more accountability measures. Marianna Sotomayor And Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Sep. 2022 Unlike then, the Kremlin’s military hold over these statelets in Ukraine’s Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions is more tenuous, with Ukraine in the midst of an ongoing offensive to push Russian troops out of more areas of the country. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022 Noun
The power tower supports vertical knee raises, push-ups, dips, and pull-ups. Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2022 Missing curfew means getting a wake-up call of push-ups and squats. Andrea Stanley, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2022 The paratroopers lined up the recruits — mostly older men with beer bellies, or scrawny teens — and cajoled the Iraqis through a battery of jumping jacks, push-ups, and crunches. Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 A typical morning might include push-ups, sit-ups and jumping jacks, plus curls and shoulder and chest presses. Jen Murphy, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 Heidi begins doing squats, while their son Gunner Stone, 4, starts jumping around before his dad encourages him to start doing push-ups. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022 The push-pull between fears about a recession and concerns about inflation is what is causing volatility in mortgage rates. Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 The entire offense dropped and did push-ups after the theft and one play later (a Bailey Zappe incompletion thanks to fellow rookie Marcus Jones’s deflection), everyone was sent to the hills for some end-of-the-day conditioning. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 Always active and in tip-top shape, Egan was doing finger-tip push-ups beyond his 80th birthday. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English possen, pusshen, probably from Old French pousser to exert pressure, from Latin pulsare, frequentative of pellere to drive, strike — more at felt
First Known Use
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Noun
circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of push was in the 13th century Phrases Containing push
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