| 词汇 | push |
| 释义 | pushWord family noun push pusher pushiness pushfulnesspushbikepush-buttonpushchairpushoverpushpinpushpitpushrodpush-upadjective pushed pushy pushfulpushingverb push push-startadverbpushfullypushingly Advertising & marketing, Drug culture push1 /pʊʃ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 move 移动 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PUSH to make someone or something move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc 推；推动 OPP pull It didn’t move, so she pushed harder. 它一动不动，因此她加力去推。 I promised to push him on the swings for as long as he wanted. 我答应他想在秋千上荡多久我就推多久。 shoppers pushing their grocery carts 推着购物车的购物者 push somebody/something away/back/aside etc She pushed him away. 她推开了他。 Maria pushed her hair back from her forehead. 玛丽亚把头发从额头往后拢。 push somebody/something towards/into etc something Philip pushed him towards the door. 菲利普把他往门口推。 push something open/shut I slowly pushed the door open. 我慢慢地把门推开。 2 button/switch 按钮/开关 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SWITCH ON OR OFF to press a button, switch etc in order to make a piece of equipment start or stop working 按下（按钮、开关等） SYN press I got in and pushed the button for the fourth floor. 我进去后按了四楼的按钮。 Push the green button to start the engine. 按绿色按钮发动引擎。 3 try to get past 设法从旁边经过 [intransitiveI]PUSH to use your hands, arms etc to make people or things move, so that you can get past them 挤，推挤 Don’t push. Everyone will get a turn. 别挤，每个人都轮得到。 push (your way) past/through/into etc A fat man pushed past me in his rush to leave. 一个胖男人急着离开，从我身边挤了过去。 She pushed her way to the front. 她挤到了前面。 4 encourage 鼓励 [transitiveT]FORCE somebody TO DO something to encourage or force someone to do something or to work hard 鼓励；敦促；逼迫 Encourage your kids to try new things, but try not to push them too hard. 要鼓励你的孩子们尝试新鲜事物，不过尽量不要逼得太紧。 athletes who push their bodies to the limit 将体能发挥到极限的运动员 push yourself He’s been pushing himself too hard, working 12-hour days. 他给自己的压力太大了，每天工作12小时。 push somebody into (doing) something My husband pushed me into leaving the job. 我丈夫硬要我辞了职。 push somebody to do something The teachers pushed the students to achieve. 老师们鞭策学生要学有所成。 5 persuade 劝说 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to try to persuade people to accept your ideas, opinions etc in order to achieve something 说服，力劝 The president is trying to push his agenda in Congress. 总统正力劝国会接受自己的议题。 push for He was pushing hard for welfare reform. 他正努力推行福利改革。 push to do something Company representatives are pushing to open foreign markets to their products. 公司代表正力图把产品推向国外市场。 push something on somebody We don’t try to push our religion on anyone. 我们不想把自己的信仰强加于任何人。 6 change 改变 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to change someone’s situation, or to make a situation change, especially when some people do not want it to change 促使改变〔尤指一些人不愿意改变时〕 The law would push even more children into poverty. 这条法令会把更多儿童推向贫困。 attempts to push the peace process forward 推动和平进程的尝试 7 increase/decrease 增加/减少 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to increase or decrease an amount, value, or number 增加 ，减少〔数量、价值等〕 push something up/down Slow sales have pushed down orders. 销售不旺导致订单减少。 push something higher/lower New technology has pushed the cost of health care even higher. 新技术进一步提高了医疗保健成本。 8 army 军队 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] if an army pushes somewhere, it moves in that direction 挺进，推进 The army was pushing north. 军队向北挺进。 We pushed deep into enemy territory. 我们向敌占区纵深挺进。 9 advertise 做广告 [transitiveT] informalBBAADVERTISE to try to sell more of a product by advertising it a lot 〔通过大量广告〕推销〔商品〕 Sports stars earn big bucks for pushing everything from shoes to soft drinks. 体育明星们大做广告，从鞋子到软饮料，赚得盆满钵满。 10. drugs 毒品 [transitiveT] informalMDD to sell illegal drugs 贩卖〔毒品〕 → pusher 11. be pushing 40/50 etc informal to be nearly 40,50 etc years old 将近40/50岁等 Examples from the Corpus be pushing 40/50 etc• Burt's probably pushing 50 by now. 12 push your luck/push it informalRISK to do something or ask for something, especially something you have done or asked for before, when this is likely to annoy someone or involves a risk 〔因曾经成功而〕再次冒险；得寸进尺；想（再）交好运 If she doesn’t want to go, don’t push it. 如果她不想去，就别勉强了。 It’s 26 miles, so you’re pushing your luck if you try to hike it in a day. 路途有26英里，要想在一天内走完未免太相信自己的运气了。 13 push something out of your mind (also push something to the back of your mind) to try not to think about something, especially something bad or worrying 把某物抛在脑后，忘记〔不愉快的事情〕 He pushed the thought out of his mind and tried to concentrate. 他把那种念头抛诸脑后，尽量集中注意力。 14 push (somebody’s) buttons informal to make someone feel strong emotions 触动（某人的）强烈情感 Movies shouldn’t be afraid to push a few buttons. 电影不应该害怕触动人们的某些情感。 Examples from the Corpus push (somebody’s) buttons• Between these two displays are the rotary encoder control and four push buttons.• But, as you know, with the K858 you have the advantage of push buttons.• Subtle it ain t, but for big-band fans, it pushes all the buttons.• The geeky suitor lost, which pushes the wrong buttons.• The destabilizing effect will push buttons and force changes.• This can only be because there is something about Twinkies that pushes buttons in us that other junk foods do not.• Five push buttons take care of the full-speed play, half-speed play, record, instrument distortion and stop options.• When your words are likely to push his buttons, use anticipation. 15 push the boat out British EnglishBrE informalSPEND MONEY to spend more money than you usually do, on something special 花大钱 Push the boat out and get tickets to the theatre or ballet. 奢侈一下，买票去看看戏或芭蕾吧！ Examples from the Corpus push the boat out• Leaving Joe and his son to return to Fancy, we pushed the boat out to sea and ploughed down to Richmond. 16. push the point PERSUADEto keep trying to make someone accept your opinion in a way that they think is annoying 〔令人讨厌地〕拼命劝说某人接受自己的观点 Examples from the Corpus push the point• Even she could not push the point any farther.• She decided not to push the point any further, could see he had switched off.• If the customer pushes the point, he fights back. 17 push the envelope American EnglishAmE to do something that is new and that goes beyond the limits of what has already been done in a particular area of activity 创新突破 push the envelope of/on ideas that push the envelope of design and construction 开创设计和建筑新境界的观点 Examples from the Corpus push the envelope• It needs some one who understands its basic talent, some one who will help it to push the envelope of its artificial intelligence.• Both were known to push the envelope of life. 18. be pushing up (the) daisies informal to be dead – used humorously 死〔幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus be pushing up (the) daisies• It's lucky I was sent here, to Hepzibah, or I'd be pushing up daisies. n19. technical [transitiveT] to automatically send your email to your smartphone, so that you receive it immediately → pushed, pushing THESAURUS PHRASAL VERBSpush to make something or someone move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc 推,推动 Push the door, don’t pull it. 推门,不要拉门。 She pushed him away and walked out. 她推开他,走了出去。 shove to push someone or something in a rough or careless way 猛推,挤 People were shoving to get to the front of the queue. 人们互相推搡着想要挤到队伍前面。 Tom shoved his suitcase under the bed. 汤姆把衣箱推到床底下。 stuff informal to push something quickly and carelessly into a small space 塞,填塞 She stuffed a few clothes into a bag and left. 她往袋子里塞了几件衣服就走了。 poke to push someone or something with your finger or something sharp 戳,捅,刺 I poked the snake with a stick but it was dead. 我用一根木棍捅捅那条蛇,但它已经死了。 nudge to push someone beside you gently with your elbow to get their attention 〔用肘〕轻推 Toby nudged me and pointed out of the window. 托比用胳膊肘碰了碰我,指指窗外。 roll to push something round or something on wheels so that it moves forward 滚动 They rolled the logs down the hill. 他们把原木滚下山。 The car still didn’t start so we tried to roll it off the road. 汽车还是发动不起来,因此我们试着把它推离大路。 wheel to push something with wheels, for example a bicycle or a trolley, so that it moves forward, while guiding it with your hands 推动〔有轮之物〕 Rob wheeled his bike round the back of the house. 罗布把自行车推到屋后。 20 push ahead phrasal verbphr v CONTINUE/NOT STOPto continue with a plan or an activity, especially in a determined way 〔尤指坚定地〕继续进行，大力推进〔计划或活动〕 with Quinlan decided to push ahead with the deal. 昆兰决定继续进行那笔交易。 Examples from the Corpus push ahead• About the only activity, experts say, has been in areas where contracts required pushing ahead.• And with cold weather helping sentiment oil leaders pushed ahead.• Carter, however, insisted on pushing ahead.• Leaders seize opportunities and push ahead.• But there are strong reasons to push ahead now to resolve all remaining final-status questions.• Anyone who tried to push ahead was berated by others.• To achieve this, Quinlan is pushing ahead with a salad of deals, alliances and joint ventures. push with• Push ahead with a cash or career plan.• To achieve this, Quinlan is pushing ahead with a salad of deals, alliances and joint ventures.• Keating has promised to push ahead with economic reform.• The Navy plans to push ahead with putting women on combat ships.• But the group said it was pushing ahead with the demerger, scheduled for the second quarter of this year.• It emphasises the importance of trying to push ahead with the peace process that is now under way. 21 push along phrasal verbphr v LEAVE A PLACE must/should etc be pushing along British EnglishBrE spoken used to say that you think it is time for you to leave a place 得走了/该走了等 It’s getting late – I think we should be pushing along. 天晚了，我想我们该走啦。 22 push somebody around (also push somebody about British English) phrasal verbphr v TELL/ORDER somebody TO DO somethingto tell someone what to do in an impolite or threatening way 对〔某人〕发号施令；摆布〔某人〕 Europeans sometimes feel the Americans are trying to push them around. 欧洲人有时候觉得美国人在试图对他们发号施令。 Examples from the Corpus push around• Why do you always let people push you around?• You think you can push me around because you've been doing that since we were in the nursery.• I'm sick and tired of being pushed around by him.• They push me around for no reason, they locked me up for no reason!• Stella the personnel administrator will not simply push paper around in Personnel but will take action to cut down on the bureaucracy.• With the Bears pushing Oregon State around nearly at will, Cal quarterback Justin Vedder spent most of the day handing off.• But he's wrong if he thinks he can push me around now.• Gould pushed his food around on his plate.• The new one was a roadworthy item, and Jenny could push it around the grounds.• You shouldn't let other people push you around -- you've got to stand up for yourself. 23 push somebody/something aside phrasal verbphr v a) FORGET push something ↔ aside to try to forget about something, especially something unpleasant, so that you can give your attention to what you are doing 设法忘掉，不去想〔尤指不愉快的事情〕 She pushed aside her anger, forcing herself to focus on her work. 她压住怒火，强迫自己专心工作。 b) to force someone out of their job or position, taking the job in their place 强迫〔某人〕离职；排挤〔某人〕 Primakov was pushed aside but later became head of Intelligence. 普里马科夫遭到排挤去职，但是后来却成为情报局局长。 24 push yourself forward phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrEATTENTION to try to make other people notice you 〔为引人注目〕表现自己，出风头 Rupert was a quiet type, not one to push himself forward. 鲁珀特沉默寡言，不是个爱出风头的人。 Examples from the Corpus push forward• Thereafter I didn't dare push myself forward. 25 push in phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informalWAIT# to go in front of other people who are already waiting in a line for something, instead of going to the back of the line 插队，挤到队伍的前面 A couple of boys pushed in at the head of the queue. 几个男孩插到了队伍的最前面。 26 push off phrasal verbphr v a) to start moving in a boat, on a bicycle, or when swimming or jumping, by pushing against something with your arms, legs etc 〔臂一推、腿一蹬等〕离开；出发 Dad pushed off and jumped into the rowboat. 爸爸双腿一蹬，跳进了划艇里。 b) British EnglishBrE spokenLEAVE A PLACE used to tell someone rudely to go away 走开〔不礼貌的用语〕 27 push on phrasal verbphr v a) CONTINUE/NOT STOPto continue travelling somewhere, especially after you have had a rest 〔尤指休息之后〕继续前行 We decided to push on a little further. 我们决定再往前走一点。 b) CONTINUE/NOT STOPto continue doing an activity 继续〔做某事〕 with Nixon pushed on with the weapons development program. 尼克松继续实施武器开发计划。 Examples from the Corpus push with• Even with disagreement growing, they decided to push on with the negotiations.• Hua pushes on with these and other whispered aids. 28 push somebody/something ↔ over phrasal verbphr v FALLto make someone or something fall to the ground by pushing them 把〔某人或某物〕推倒 He went wild, pushing over tables and chairs. 他暴跳如雷，把桌椅都掀翻了。 Examples from the Corpus push over• Its developers are hoping to push it over 300 SPECmarks by 1995.• A steady stream of planks and tarpaper and logs was thumping the tree, pushing it farther over.• He pushed the ottoman over and I put my feet up.• She felt her legs being pushed up over her head and heard the crack as her ankle hit a lump of granite.• Eddie remembers thinking to herself as she was battered and pushed all over the court during that game.• He pushed the list over the desk, turning it so that Hayman could read it.• If the outlet is directly over the pipe, simply cut the pipe to length and push it over the outlet connection.• I learned how to untie the rope and would push my brother over this picket fence. 29 push something ↔ through (also push something through something) phrasal verbphr v FALLto get a plan, law etc officially accepted, especially quickly 〔尤指快速地〕使〔计划、法律等〕获得通过 The planning application was pushed through as quickly as possible. 规划申请在尽可能短的时间内获得了通过。 Examples from the Corpus push through• Then Gingrich started to push his policies through Congress, and things picked up.• Croft did what Croft always does and pushed the ball through slowly and deliberately, getting sideways turn but nothing too dangerous.• The men climbed in and pushed their way through the animals towards Leeming.• Kohl pushed his program through the Bundestag.• At last, Corbett found the narrow alleyway and pushed his horse through the crowd to the battered ale-stake above the dingy house.• Farris took a shovel from Resler and quickly pushed the blade through the snake and firmly into the ground.• Maybe the blood pushing itself through the vessels near his ears.• McGowan had a gun in his hand and he was pushing the muzzle through the zipper and into the tourist's mouth. Examples from the Corpus push• Can you tell the people at the back of the queue to stop pushing!• Paul held the door open for a woman pushing a trolley of heavy books.• His back was pushed against the wall as a youth set about him.• The Woman pushed at the door, behind Doyle's chair, and when he moved sideways she stepped in.• She raised her eyes heavenwards and pushed by him.• It's still stuck - you'll have to push harder.• I got tired of Robin pushing her environmental agenda at the office.• Anyone caught pushing heroin or cocaine is given a long prison sentence.• Mallachy, indeed, was inclined to push his luck with Rory.• Pushing his plate to one side he called for the waiter.• Coach Koepple pushes his players pretty hard.• He pushed his way through the crowd.• The car had run out of gas so they pushed it into a side-street.• Revlon is really pushing its new range of beauty creams.• "Who was at the door?" "It was some guy pushing magazine subscriptions."• My parents keep pushing me to get a good job.• Mum, William pushed me!• She pushed open the door to the sitting-room.• She pushed past me to the front of the line.• Cursing, he began cutting it up, pushing the shorter strands on to his spoon.• She pushed the table into a corner of the classroom.• She was part of the first generation that really pushed the whole idea of reconciliation.• Shoppers were pushing their carts around the supermarket.• There's no need to push. There are enough tickets for everyone.• Animal-rights groups are pushing to ban the capture of dolphins.• Don't let them push you into a making a decision before you're ready.• Are you sure you want to marry me? I don't want to push you into anything. push (your way) past/through/into etc• United manager Keegan could push through a £750,000 deal for 22-year-old Hignett after the visit of Watford.• Then, with a sound of disgust, Feargal pushed past her and went into the house.• Students should also be pushed through more quickly.• The first I heard of my part in Talking Heads was when the script was pushed through my letterbox.• The Government has already appointed a legal team in an effort to push through the building proposals.• It was his energy and determination which had pushed through the previous two projects despite the problems and the risks.• But his single-minded determination to push through the single currency against rising opposition is producing precisely the opposite effect.• They run upstairs and push past the uniformed policeman guarding the door of the apartment. push ... hard• Clench the jaws, as if chewing hard, while pushing your tongue hard against the roof of your mouth.• I could be pushing people too hard and they could be planning to walk out the door.• Thinking his number was up, Peter pushed down hard and went underneath the glider.• Still, it comes at a time when gays and lesbians are pushing hard for the right to wed.• Big agricultural businesses, primarily in California, pushed hard for the temporary workers.• With Republicans controlling the House of Representatives by only a few seats, both sides have pushed hard for their preferred figures.• They responded by pushing hard into corporate finance, seeking to use shareholdings as a door-opener.• And with the treble boost you can push it hard, smoothly into distortion. pushing hard• Meanwhile, though, Titan is pushing hard for a commercial stronghold.• Still, it comes at a time when gays and lesbians are pushing hard for the right to wed.• They responded by pushing hard into corporate finance, seeking to use shareholdings as a door-opener.• During that time he has been pushing hard to make up any lost ground. Military push2 ●●○ noun 1 pushing movement 推的动作 [countableC]PUSH when someone pushes something 推；按 OPP pull Jodi had stopped swinging. ‘Want a push?’ her dad asked. 乔迪的秋千停下了。“要推一下吗？”她的爸爸问道。 If the door’s stuck, just give it a push. 要是门卡住了，只要推一下就行。 at/with the push of a button (=used to emphasize how easy a machine is to use) 按一下按钮就行了〔用于强调机器容易操作〕 Files can be attached to your email at the push of a button. 只要点击一下按钮就可以给电子邮件附加文档。 2 effort 努力 [countableC] when someone, especially a business, tries to get or achieve something 〔为了达到某目的而作出的〕努力 the pre-Christmas advertising push 圣诞节前的广告促销 push into The company has recently made a big push into the Japanese market. 那家公司最近在努力打入日本市场。 push for the push for improved productivity 力争提高生产率 push to do something a push to attract new members 吸引新会员的努力 3 encouragement 鼓励 [singular]PERSUADE if someone gives someone else a push, they encourage or persuade them to try something 鼓励；敦促 She just needed a gentle push to get her to join in. 只要稍加劝说，就能让她加入。 4 army 军队 [countableC]PM a planned military movement into the area where the enemy is 进攻，挺进 push into The army has made another big push into enemy territory. 军队又在敌方领地挺进了一大步。 5 give somebody the push/get the push British EnglishBrE informal a) LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONif your employer gives you the push, they make you leave your job 解雇某人 I was scared I’d get the push. 我害怕被解雇。 b) STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGif someone you are having a romantic relationship with gives you the push, they tell you that they no longer want to continue the relationship 与情人分手，断绝恋爱关系 6 when/if push comes to shove (also if it comes to the push British English) spokenDECIDE if a situation becomes very difficult or action needs to be taken 别无选择时；需要行动时 If push comes to shove, you can always sell the car. 实在没有办法的时候，你总还可以把车卖掉。 7 at a push British EnglishBrE informalDIFFICULT if you can do something at a push, it will be difficult, but you will be able to do it 真有必要时，不得已时 We have room for five people, maybe six at a push. 我们有够五个人待的地方，不得已时也许可以挤下六个人。 Examples from the Corpus at a push• This is something to which 70 percent of the Carter camp will likewise admit, at a push.• Paul is not very good at pushing it yet.• Michael, at a push, will admit to being the most sensible of the three. 8 it’ll be a push British EnglishBrE spokenDIFFICULT used to say that something will be difficult because you do not have enough time to do it 时间紧迫〔因而觉得某事困难〕 I’ll do my best, but it’ll be a bit of a push. 我会尽我所能，但时间会有点紧迫。 Examples from the Corpus push• In a push to capture more of the market, Conoco will start selling propane.• The President has renewed a push to get the hostages freed.• And the Democrats in Congress have bedeviled Dole with a push for a raise in the minimum wage.• Rebel forces are believed to be preparing a final push into the city.• For now the railway operates a short push and pull service between Furnace Sidings and the Whistle Inn.• When push came to shove, the Northern California hospitality came through. give ... push• Instead of jerking on the lead, he gave a mighty push to the bear's head and the man-animal rolled over backwards.• Just as he reached the top step I gave him a push - not a hard push, just defensive.• Some kids gave two pushes, some five, building up.• Will your lads give me a push?• As he cut she gave an almighty push and ripped open to her behind.• Bigger capacity engines produce more torque as more fuel is burnt per firing stroke, giving a bigger push to the piston.• St Ives said it was a mercy he hadn't after all approached Meredith and asked him to give her the push.• It would give them the push they needed to come out into the open. made ... push• The tears have been made by pushing a blade of some scissors through the fabric, and then cutting.• Women of that age, she'd read somewhere, often made a push for one final fling.• The sound of the door being opened made her instinctively push the child aside from her.• Fingers that longed to cling curled into her fists as she made to push herself away.• Attempts were made to push out the burning fuel with scaffolding poles. From Longman Business Dictionary pushpush1 /pʊʃ/ verb [transitiveT] 1to work hard to persuade people to buy more of a product, for example by advertising it a lot Our sales staff will be pushing the new model hard. IBM will use its huge sales force to push this product. 2to try to get people to accept an idea, proposal etc Manufacturing groups are pushing a federal products liability law to limit punitive damages. → push ahead → push somebody for something → push something → down → push something → through → push something → up pushpush2 noun [singular] 1a period of determined effort in business, especially one in which you gain an advantage over your opponents push into The company recently made a big push into the Japanese market. a sales push 2give somebody the push British EnglishBrE informal to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong So they gave you the push, did they? You’re so lazy, I’m not surprised! pushpush3 adjectiveadj [only before a noun] COMPUTING on the Internet, push systems deliver information, advertising etc to your computer without you having to ask for it to be DOWNLOADED push technologies (1300-1400) Old French poulser “to hit, push”, from Latin pulsare, from pellere “to drive, hit” →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1push2 noun |
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