| 单词 | push |
| 释义 | push (pʊʃ ) Word forms: pushes , pushing , pushed 1. verb A2 When you push something, you use force to make it move away from you or away from its previous position. The woman pushed back her chair and stood up. [VERB noun with adverb] They pushed him into the car. [VERB noun preposition] ...a woman pushing a pushchair. [VERB noun] He put both hands flat on the door and pushed as hard as he could. [VERB] When there was no reply, he pushed the door open. [VERB noun adjective] Synonyms: shove, force, press, thrust Push is also a noun. He gave me a sharp push. Information is called up at the push of a button. [+ of] 2. verb B1+ If you push through things that are blocking your way or push your way through them, you use force in order to move past them. I pushed through the crowds and on to the escalator. [VERB preposition/adverb] Dix pushed forward carrying a glass. [VERB preposition/adverb] He pushed his way towards her, laughing. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: make or force your way, move, shoulder, inch 3. verb B2 If an army pushes into a country or area that it is attacking or invading, it moves further into it. One detachment pushed into the eastern suburbs towards the airfield. [VERB + into] The army may push southwards into the Kurdish areas. [V adv + into] Synonyms: advance, progress, proceed, go on Push is also a noun. All that was needed was one final push, and the enemy would be vanquished once and for all. 4. verb B2 To push a value or amount up or down means to cause it to increase or decrease. Any shortage could push up grain prices. [VERB noun with adverb] The government had done everything it could to push down inflation. [VERB noun with adverb] Interest had pushed the loan up to $27,000. [VERB noun preposition] 5. verb If someone or something pushes an idea or project in a particular direction, they cause it to develop or progress in a particular way. We are continuing to push the business forward. [VERB noun with adverb] The government seemed intent on pushing local and central government in opposite directions. [VERB noun preposition] 6. verb If you push someone to do something or push them into doing it, you encourage or force them to do it. She thanks her parents for keeping her in school and pushing her to study. [VERB noun to-infinitive] James did not push her into stealing the money. [VERB noun + into] I knew he was pushing himself to the limit. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] There is no point in pushing them unless they are talented. [VERB noun] Synonyms: urge, encourage, persuade, spur Push is also a noun. We need a push to take the first step. 7. verb B2 If you push for something, you try very hard to achieve it or to persuade someone to do it. Campaigners are pushing for more information and better treatments. [VERB + for] Germany is pushing for direct flights to be established. [VERB + for] Push is also a noun. In its push for economic growth it has ignored projects that would improve living standards. They urged negotiators to make a final push to arrive at an agreement. 8. verb B2 If someone pushes an idea, a point, or a product, they try in a forceful way to convince people to accept it or buy it. Ministers will push the case for opening the plant. [VERB noun] She knew they could push a hundred thousand copies into the bookshops. [VERB noun] 9. verb When someone pushes drugs, they sell them illegally. [informal] She was sent for trial yesterday accused of pushing drugs. [VERB noun] Synonyms: sell, supply, deal in, peddle 10. verb [usually cont] If you say that someone is pushing it, you mean that their actions or claims are rather excessive or risky. [informal] I think that he was pushing it a bit when he said it was the best stadium in the world. [VERB it] 11. See also pushed, pushing 12. give sb/get the push phrase If you get the push or are given the push, you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with. [British, informal] Two cabinet ministers also got the push. 13. to push the boat out phrase If you push the boat out, you spend a lot of money on something, especially in order to celebrate. [British] I earn enough to push the boat out now and again. Synonyms: celebrate, party, large it [British, slang], have a fling 14. to push your luck phrase If you say that someone is pushing their luck, you think they are taking a bigger risk than is sensible, and may get into trouble. I didn't dare push my luck too far and did not ask them to sign statements. 15. if push comes to shove phrase If you talk about what you think will happen if push comes to shove, you are talking about what you think will happen if a situation becomes very bad or difficult. [informal] If push comes to shove, if you should lose your case in the court, what will you do? When push comes to shove, you are on your own. Phrasal verbs: push ahead phrasal verb If you push ahead or push forward with something, you make progress with it. The government intends to push ahead with its reform programme. [VERB PARTICLE + with] push around phrasal verb If someone pushes you around, they give you orders in a rude and insulting way. [informal] We don't like somebody coming in with lots of money and trying to push people around. [VERB noun PARTICLE] push aside phrasal verb If you push something aside, you ignore it or refuse to think about it. By pushing aside unpleasant thoughts they merely repress these thoughts. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] For a moment her husband came to mind, but she pushed the guilt aside. [VERB noun PARTICLE] push back phrasal verb If you push back against something, such as a change or criticism, you refuse to accept it or try to prevent it. Teachers who feel they have been criticized are starting to push back. [VERB PARTICLE] push forward push ahead push in phrasal verb B2 When someone pushes in, they unfairly join a queue or line in front of other people who have been waiting longer. [disapproval] Nina pushed in next to Liddie. [VERB PARTICLE] push off phrasal verb [usually imper] If you tell someone to push off, you are telling them rather rudely to go away. [informal, disapproval] Push off, Bob. [VERB PARTICLE] push on phrasal verb When you push on, you continue with a journey or task. Although the journey was a long and lonely one, Tumalo pushed on. [VERB PARTICLE] push over 1. phrasal verb B2 If you push someone or something over, you push them so that they fall onto the ground. People have damaged hedges and pushed over walls. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Anna is always attacking other children, pushing them over. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. See also pushover push through phrasal verb If someone pushes through a law, they succeed in getting it accepted although some people oppose it. The vote will enable the Prime Minister to push through tough policies. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He tried to push the amendment through Parliament. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] Idioms: push the envelope to do something to a greater degree or in a more extreme way than it has ever been done before Each time they flew faster or higher, they regarded that as pushing the envelope. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers push at an open door [British] to find it very easy to achieve your aims Persuading companies to invest in green technology today is like pushing at an open door. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers push the boat out [British] to spend a lot of money in order to have a very enjoyable time I earn enough to push the boat out now and again. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers at a push if absolutely necessary The only thing you didn't get in the village was milk and you could always, at a push, get some from the farm. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get the push or be given the push to lose your job The boss has been given the push in favour of his current number two. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers when push comes to shove or if push comes to shove when a situation reaches a critical point and you must make a decision on how to progress They knew they could sit back, and when push came to shove I'd do all the work. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers push someone over the top [US] in a competition or contest, if something pushes someone over the top, it results in them winning The advertising campaign pushed the company over the top, allowing them to replace their rivals as the number-one soft drink in supermarkets. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: renewed push Will the renewed push for independence be a help or a hindrance? Times,Sunday Times The same models will appear this year in a renewed push. Times, Sunday Times A member of the executive acknowledged it was likely that a renewed push to change the rules would be made at today's meeting. Times, Sunday Times The launch of this consultation marks the start of a renewed push by the government to drive forward progress on a range of animal welfare issues. Times,Sunday Times This can only be positive for sterling and evidently explains last week's renewed push upwards for the currency. Times, Sunday Times With the strong push to consumer spending continuing alongside very little effort to alleviate the supply-side bottlenecks, inflation pressures have become strongly entrenched. Times, Sunday Times In 2001 there was a strong push to reinstate a tram system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A strong push toward industrialization began after 1930. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 推动 Japanese: 押す |
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