| 释义 |
pushover
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: push (I) + over
1. : an opponent easy to defeat or a victim capable of no effective resistance and succumbing or sure to succumb readily to force or guile
< so kind, warmhearted and open that she's … a pushover for rivals — Virginia Bird >
2. : someone unwilling or unable to resist the power of a particular attraction or appeal : sucker
< I'm a pushover for any pocket-size atlas and buy them as fast as they appear — Saturday Review >
3. : something accomplished without resistance or difficulty : snap
< snow is a painting pushover, a surefire subject for the amateur — Joseph Alger >
4. : the beginning of a dive in flying; specifically : the moment at which the control stick is pushed forward
5. : a canoeing stroke in which the boat is moved broadside away from the paddle by bracing the shaft against the gunwale, the blade parallel to the side of the canoe, then pulling down on the handle — called also push-away |