| 单词 | pushover |
| 释义 | pushover (once / 37762 pages) 1n 2n A pushover is a person who's easy to fool or influence. A substitute teacher who's a pushover is easily convinced that the class usually spends an hour watching music videos. If you're a pushover, you find it hard to deny anyone what they ask for. If your mom's a pushover, it means it's a breeze to get her to say yes when you ask for something. A babysitter who's a pushover will let the kids stay up way past their bedtime. If you think about it, the word makes sense: if you can push someone over easily, then that person can't stand up against you. Around 1900, pushover meant "an easy job or task," and by 1922 it also referred to people. WORD FAMILYpushover: pushovers USAGE EXAMPLESShe was many things—singer, actress, hoofer, comedian, trouper, mother—but never a pushover. Time(Dec 29, 2016) Some two years later, Ryan’s prized defense is proving to be a pushover, opening questions about his job security. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) “This was my reward for being a pushover.” The New Yorker(Dec 07, 2016) 1 n someone who is easily taken advantage of 2Hyper flunkey, flunky, stooge, yes-man a person of unquestioning obedience n any undertaking that is easy to do Syn|Hypo|Hyper breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, picnic, piece of cake, snap, walkover doddle an easy task labor, project, task, undertaking any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted |
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