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Push Pushed Sth Pushing Informal Make   [V ˌpush

This flashcard provides comprehensive definitions for 'push'. It covers its meanings as a verb, including physical movement, forcing one's way, military advancement, influencing economic factors, promotion, encouragement, persuasion, and aggressive sales tactics. It also details its noun forms relating to physical force, military action, and effort, along with idiomatic expressions like 'get the push'.

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push ★★★★☆
/p'ʊʃ/
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[VERB 动词]推;搡;推开 When you push something, you use force to make it move away from you or away from its previous position.
  [V n with adv]
  [V n prep]
  [V n]
  [V]
  [V n adj]
  [usu sing]
  • The woman pushed back her chair and stood up...

    那女人把椅子往后一推站了起来。

  • They pushed him into the car.

    他们把他推进了车里。

  • ...a woman pushing a pushchair...

    推婴儿车的女人

  • He put both hands flat on the door and pushed as hard as he could...

    他两只手平放在门上用尽全力推。

  • When there was no reply, he pushed the door open.

    没有人应答,他就把门推开了。

  • Push is also a noun.
    • He gave me a sharp push...

      他猛地推了我一下。

    • Information is called up at the push of a button.

      按一个键信息就会被调出来。

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[VERB 动词]用力挤过 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.
  [V prep/adv]
  [V way prep/adv]
  • I pushed through the crowds and on to the escalator...

    我挤出人群,踏上了自动扶梯。

  • Dix pushed forward carrying a glass...

    迪克斯拿着杯子往前挤。

  • He pushed his way towards her, laughing.

    他笑着朝她挤了过去。

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[VERB 动词](部队)开进,挺进 If an army pushes into a country or area that it is attacking or invading, it moves further into it.
  [V into n]
  [V adv into n]
  • One detachment pushed into the eastern suburbs towards the airfield...

    一支小分队开进了东部郊区向飞机场挺进。

  • The army may push southwards into the Kurdish areas.

    军队可能南下向库尔德地区挺进。

  • Push is also a noun.
    • All that was needed was one final push, and the enemy would be vanquished once and for all.

      只需要发动最后一次进攻,就能把敌人彻底消灭。

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[VERB 动词]推动(增长或降低) To push a value or amount up or down means to cause it to increase or decrease.
  [V n with adv]
  [V n prep]
  • Any shortage could push up grain prices...

    任何一种短缺都会抬高粮食价格。

  • The government had done everything it could to push down inflation...

    政府已经采取了所有可能的措施来抑制通货膨胀。

  • Interest had pushed the loan up to $27,000.

    利息已经使得贷款金额提高到了27,000美元。

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[VERB 动词]推行;推进;使发展 If someone or something pushes an idea or project in a particular direction, they cause it to develop or progress in a particular way.
  [V n with adv]
  [V n prep]
  • We are continuing to push the business forward...

    我们正在继续推进业务的发展。

  • The government seemed intent on pushing local and central government in opposite directions.

    政府似乎一心想让地方政府和中央政府背道而驰。

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[VERB 动词]鼓励;督促;逼迫 If you push someone to do something or push them into doing it, you encourage or force them to do it.
  [V n to-inf]
  [V n into -ing]
  [V n prep/adv]
  [V n]
  • She thanks her parents for keeping her in school and pushing her to study...

    她感谢父母送她上学并督促她学习。

  • James did not push her into stealing the money...

    詹姆斯没有怂恿她去偷钱。

  • I knew he was pushing himself to the limit and felt rather anxious...

    我知道他正把自己逼到极限,而且感觉非常焦虑。

  • There is no point in pushing them unless they are talented and they enjoy it.

    除非他们很有才华而且自己喜欢,否则逼迫他们是没有意义的。

  • Push is also a noun.
    • We need a push to take the first step.

      我们需要一点儿鼓励才能迈出第一步。

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[VERB 动词]努力争取;力劝 If you push for something, you try very hard to achieve it or to persuade someone to do it.
  [V for n]
  [V for n to-inf]
  • Britain's health experts are pushing for a ban on all cigarette advertising...

    英国的健康专家正努力争取取缔任何形式的香烟广告。

  • Germany is pushing for direct flights to be established.

    德国正在努力争取直飞航班的开通。

  • Push is also a noun.
    • In its push for economic growth it has ignored projects that would improve living standards...

      在努力实现经济增长之时,它忽略了那些能提高生活水平的项目。

    • They urged negotiators to make a final push to arrive at an agreement.

      他们敦促谈判者为达成协议作最后的努力。

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[VERB 动词]力劝接受;极力宣传;推销 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.
  [V n]
  • Ministers will push the case for opening the plant...

    部长们将极力劝说人们接受开办工厂一事。

  • She knew enough about publishing to know that they could push a hundred thousand copies into the bookshops.

    关于出版业她非常了解,很清楚他们能够向书店推销10万本书。

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[VERB 动词]贩卖(毒品) When someone pushes drugs, they sell them illegally.
  [V n]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • She was sent for trial yesterday accused of pushing drugs.

    她因被控贩毒昨天被送交法院接受审判。

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[VERB 动词](行为或声明)冒险,走极端 If you say that someone is pushing it, you mean that their actions or claims are rather excessive or risky.
  [V it]
  [usu cont]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • I think that he was pushing it a bit when he said it was the best stadium in the world.

    他说这是世界上最好的体育场,我觉得说得有些过头。

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See also:
pushed
pushing
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    [PHRASE 短语]被解雇;断绝关系 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.
      [V inflects]
      [BRIT 英]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • Two cabinet ministers also got the push.

      两位内阁大臣也被撤职了。

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    to push the boat out→see:
    boat

    to push your luck→see:
    luck
    ; if push comes to shove→see:
    shove
      相关词组:
      push ahead
      push around
      push aside
      push forward
      push in
      push off
      push on
      push over
      push through

      Oxford push / pʊʃ ; NAmE pʊʃ /
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      noun
      push pushes pushed pushing
      verb using hands/arms/body 用手╱胳膊╱身体 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to use your hands, arms or body in order to make sb/sth move forward or away from you; to move part of your body into a particular position 推动(人或物);移动(身体部位) We pushed and pushed but the piano wouldn't move. 我们推了又推,但钢琴一动不动。 Push hard when I tell you to. 我叫你推时,你就使劲推。 You push and I'll pull. 你推,我拉。 pushat sth She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. 她推了推门,但门纹丝不动。 pushsth He walked slowly up the hill pushing his bike. 他推着自行车缓缓爬上山。 pushsb/sth + adv./prep. She pushed the cup towards me. 她把杯子推向我这边。 He pushed his chair back and stood up. 他向后挪挪椅子,站了起来。 He tried to kiss her but she pushed him away. 他想吻她,但她把他推开了。 She pushed her face towards him. 她把脸凑近了他。 pushsth + adj. I pushed the door open. 我推开了门。 2 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to use force to move past sb/sth using your hands, arms, etc. 推进(道路);挤开 People were pushing and shovingto get to the front. 人们推推搡搡,向最前面挤。 + adv./prep. The fans pushed against the barrier. 球迷们推挤着路障。 ~ your way + adv./prep. Try and push your way through the crowd. 试着从人群中挤过去。 affect sth 影响 3 [transitive ] pushsth + adv./prep. to affect sth so that it reaches a particular level or state 推动;促使(达到某程度或状态) This development could push the country into recession. 这种发展趋势可能使国家陷入萧条。 The rise in interest rates will push prices up. 利率的提高将促使价格上扬。 switch/button 开关;按钮 4 [transitive ] pushsth to press a switch, button, etc, for example in order to make a machine start working 按;揿;摁 I pushed the button for the top floor. 我按了到顶层的按钮。 persuade 劝说 5 [transitive ] to persuade or encourage sb to do sth that they may not want to do 说服;劝解;鼓励;敦劝 pushsb (into sth/into doing sth) My teacher pushed me into entering the competition. 我的老师劝我参加比赛。 pushsb to do sth No one pushed you to take the job, did they? 谁也没推着你接受这份工作,对不对? work hard 辛勤工作 6 [transitive ] pushsb/yourself to make sb work hard 鞭策;督促 The music teacher really pushes her pupils. 这个音乐老师对学生督促得很严。 Lucy should push herself a little harder. 露西应该鞭策自己多加把劲了。 put pressure on sb 施压 7 [transitive ] pushsb (+ adv./prep.) ( informal) to put pressure on sb and make them angry or upset 迫使…生气(或不安) Her parents are very tolerant, but sometimes she pushes them too far. 她的父母十分宽容,但她有时也让他们忍无可忍。 new idea/product 新主意╱产品 8 [transitive ] pushsth ( informal) to try hard to persuade people to accept or agree with a new idea, buy a new product, etc. 力劝…接受;推销 The interview gave him a chance to push his latest movie. 这次采访使他有机会推销他的新电影。 She didn't want to push the pointany further at that moment. 当时她不想继续强调那个观点。 sell drugs 贩毒 9 [transitive ] pushsth ( informal) to sell illegal drugs 贩卖毒品 of army 军队 10 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to move forward quickly through an area 挺进;推进 The army pushed (on) towards the capital. 军队向首都挺进。 IDIOMS be ˌpushing ˈ40, ˈ50, etc. ( informal) to be nearly 40, 50, etc. years old 接近 40 岁(或 50 岁等) be ˌpushing up (the) ˈdaisies ( old-fashioned, humorous) to be dead and in a grave 葬入地下;正忙着滋养冢上黄花 push the ˈboat out ( BrE) ( informal) to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating sth 挥霍享乐;铺张庆贺 SYN
      splash out
      ˈpush the envelope ( informal) to go beyond the limits of what is allowed or thought to be possible 超越界线;突破 He is a performer who consistently pushes the envelope of TV comedy. 他是一个在电视喜剧表演中不断寻求突破的演员。 push your ˈluck | ˈpush it/things ( informal) to take a risk because you have successfully avoided problems in the past (由于过去的成功过关)再冒一次险,继续碰运气 You didn't get caught last time, but don't push your luck! 上次没被逮住,但你不要再心存侥幸了! push sth to the back of your ˈmind to try to forget about sth unpleasant 刻意忘掉(不愉快的事);把…丢到脑后 I tried to push the thought to the back of my mind. 我尽量把这个念头忘掉。
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      PHRASAL VERBS ˌpush sb aˈbout/aˈround to give orders to sb in a rude or unpleasant way 粗暴命令;任意摆布 ˌpush aˈhead/ˈforward (with sth) to continue with a plan in a determined way 毅然推行(计划) The government is pushing ahead with its electoral reforms. 政府正坚定地推行选举改革。 ˌpush sth↔ˈaside to avoid thinking about sth 不考虑;不去想 He pushed aside the feelings of fear. 他排除了恐惧。 ˌpush sth ˈback to make the time or date of a meeting, etc. later than originally planned 推迟;延迟 The start of the game was pushed back from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. 比赛从午后两点延迟到 4 点才开始。 ˈpush for sth | ˈpush sb for sth to repeatedly ask for sth or try to make sth happen because you think it is very important (向某人)反复要求,施压争取… The pressure group is pushing for a ban on GM foods. 压力集团正强烈要求取缔转基因食品。 I'm going to have to push you for an answer. 我将不得不催促你答覆了。 ˌpush ˈforward to continue moving or travelling somewhere, especially when it is a long distance or difficult 继续前进;继续跋涉 ˌpush yourself/sb ˈforward to make other people think about and notice you or sb else 使引人注目;使出风头;突显 She had to push herself forward to get a promotion. 她必须努力表现自己以求得升迁机会。 ˌpush ˈin ( BrE) ( NAmE ˌcut ˈin ) to go in front of other people who are waiting 加塞儿;插队 ˌpush ˈoff 1 ( BrE) ( informal) used to tell sb rudely to go away 滚开;一边去 Hey, what are you doing? Push off! 嘿,你在干什么?滚开! 2 to move away from land in a boat, or from the side of a swimming pool, etc. (乘船)离岸;离开(游泳池边等) ˌpush ˈon to continue with a journey or an activity 继续前进(或进行活动) We rested for a while then pushed on to the next camp. 我们休息了一会,然后继续朝下一个营地迈进。 ˌpush sb↔ˈout to make sb leave a place or an organization 驱逐;开除 ˌpush sb/sth↔ˈout to make sth less important than it was; to replace sth 减少…的重要性;使失势;替换 ˌpush sth↔ˈout to produce sth in large quantities 大量生产 factories pushing out cheap cotton shirts 大量生产廉价棉衬衣的工厂 ˌpush sb/sth ˈover to make sb/sth fall to the ground by pushing them 推倒;推翻 Sam pushed me over in the playground. 萨姆在运动场上把我推倒了。 see also
      pushover
      ˌpush sth↔ˈthrough to get a new law or plan officially accepted 使通过;使得到批准 The government is pushing the changes through before the election. 政府正努力推动,要在选举前促成这些变革。
      noun using hands/arms/body 用手╱胳膊╱身体 1 an act of pushing sth/sb 推;搡 She gave him a gentle push. 她轻轻地推了他一下。 The car won't start. Can you give it a push? 汽车发动不起来。你推一下好不好? At the push of a button (= very easily)he could get a whole list of names. 他一按键就能得到完整的名单。 of army 军队 2 a large and determined military attack 进攻;攻势;挺进 a final push against the enemy 对敌军的最后猛攻 ( figurative) The firm has begun a major push into the European market. 这家公司已展开了对欧洲市场的重大攻势。 effort 努力 3 pushfor sth a determined effort to achieve sth 矢志的追求;坚定的努力 The push for reform started in 2007. 推行改革的努力始于 2007 年。 4 encouragement to do sth 鼓励;激励 He wants to open his own business, but needs a push in the right direction to get him started. 他想创业,但还需要适当的鼓励助他起步。 IDIOMS at a ˈpush ( BrE) ( informal) used to say that sth is possible, but only with difficulty 不得已时;为难地;勉强地 We can provide accommodation for six people at a push. 我们勉强可以安排六个人住宿。 give sb/get the ˈpush 1 ( BrE) ( informal) to dismiss sb/to be dismissed from your job (被)解雇,炒鱿鱼 SYN
      be fired/fire sb
      They gave him the push after only six weeks. 他只干了六周就被开除了。
      2 ( BrE) ( informal) to end a romantic relationship with sb; to be told that a romantic relationship with sb is over 与某人结束恋爱关系;把(恋人)甩掉;被甩 He was devastated when his girlfriend gave him the push. 女友把他甩了,他感到极度沮丧。
      when ˌpush comes to ˈshove ( informal) when there is no other choice; when everything else has failed 别无选择时;须孤注一掷时
      push / pʊʃ ; NAmE pʊʃ /
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      pushpush1 /pʊʃ/ ●●● S1 W1 verb
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      1move [intransitive, transitive] to make someone or something move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc OPP  pull:  It didn’t move, so she pushed harder. I promised to push him on the swings for as long as he wanted. shoppers pushing their grocery cartspush somebody/something away/back/aside etc She pushed him away. Maria pushed her hair back from her forehead.push somebody/something towards/into etc something Philip pushed him towards the door.push something open/shut I slowly pushed the door open.2button/switch [intransitive, transitive] to press a button, switch etc in order to make a piece of equipment start or stop working SYN  press:  I got in and pushed the button for the fourth floor. Push the green button to start the engine.3try to get past [intransitive] to use your hands, arms etc to make people or things move, so that you can get past them:  Don’t push. Everyone will get a turn.push (your way) past/through/into etc A fat man pushed past me in his rush to leave. She pushed her way to the front.4encourage [transitive] to encourage or force someone to do something or to work hard:  Encourage your kids to try new things, but try not to push them too hard. athletes who push their bodies to the limitpush yourself He’s been pushing himself too hard, working 12-hour days.push somebody into (doing) something My husband pushed me into leaving the job.push somebody to do something The teachers pushed the students to achieve.5persuade [intransitive, transitive] to try to persuade people to accept your ideas, opinions etc in order to achieve something:  The president is trying to push his agenda in Congress.push for He was pushing hard for welfare reform.push to do something Company representatives are pushing to open foreign markets to their products.push something on somebody We don’t try to push our religion on anyone.6change [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to change someone’s situation, or to make a situation change, especially when some people do not want it to change:  The law would push even more children into poverty. attempts to push the peace process forward7increase/decrease [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to increase or decrease an amount, value, or numberpush something up/down Slow sales have pushed down orders.push something higher/lower New technology has pushed the cost of health care even higher.8army [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if an army pushes somewhere, it moves in that direction:  The army was pushing north. We pushed deep into enemy territory.9advertise [transitive] informal to try to sell more of a product by advertising it a lot:  Sports stars earn big bucks for pushing everything from shoes to soft drinks.10drugs [transitive] informal to sell illegal drugs
      pusher
      11be pushing 40/50 etc informal to be nearly 40, 50 etc years old12push your luck/push it informal 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:  If she doesn’t want to go, don’t push it. It’s 26 miles, so you’re pushing your luck if you try to hike it in a day.13push 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:  He pushed the thought out of his mind and tried to concentrate.14push (somebody’s) buttons informal to make someone feel strong emotions:  Movies shouldn’t be afraid to push a few buttons.15push the boat out British English informal to spend more money than you usually do, on something special:  Push the boat out and get tickets to the theatre or ballet.16push the point to keep trying to make someone accept your opinion in a way that they think is annoying17push the envelope American English to do something that is new and that goes beyond the limits of what has already been done in a particular area of activitypush of/on ideas that push the envelope of design and construction18be pushing up (the) daisies informal to be dead – used humorously19technical [transitive] to automatically send your email to your smartphone, so that you receive it immediately
      pushed
      , pushing
      THESAURUSpush to make something or someone move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc: · Push the door, don’t pull it.· She pushed him away and walked out.shove to push someone or something in a rough or careless way: · People were shoving to get to the front of the queue.· Tom shoved his suitcase under the bed.stuff informal to push something quickly and carelessly into a small space: · She stuffed a few clothes into a bag and left.poke to push someone or something with your finger or something sharp: · I poked the snake with a stick but it was dead.nudge to push someone beside you gently with your elbow to get their attention: · Toby nudged me and pointed out of the window.roll to push something round or something on wheels so that it moves forward: · They rolled the logs down the hill.· The car still didn’t start so we tried to roll it off the road.wheel to push something with wheels, for example a bicycle or a trolley, so that it moves forward, while guiding it with your hands: · Rob wheeled his bike round the back of the house.
      push ahead phrasal verb to continue with a plan or an activity, especially in a determined waypush ahead with Quinlan decided to push ahead with the deal.push along phrasal verb must/should etc be pushing along British English spoken used to say that you think it is time for you to leave a place:  It’s getting late – I think we should be pushing along.push somebody around (also push somebody about British English) phrasal verb to tell someone what to do in an impolite or threatening way:  Europeans sometimes feel the Americans are trying to push them around.push somebody/something aside phrasal verb1 push something ↔ aside to try to forget about something, especially something unpleasant, so that you can give your attention to what you are doing:  She pushed aside her anger, forcing herself to focus on her work.2to force someone out of their job or position, taking the job in their place:  Primakov was pushed aside but later became head of Intelligence.push yourself forward phrasal verb British English to try to make other people notice you:  Rupert was a quiet type, not one to push himself forward.push in phrasal verb British English informal 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:  A couple of boys pushed in at the head of the queue.push off phrasal verb1to start moving in a boat, on a bicycle, or when swimming or jumping, by pushing against something with your arms, legs etc:  Dad pushed off and jumped into the rowboat.2British English spoken used to tell someone rudely to go awaypush on phrasal verb1to continue travelling somewhere, especially after you have had a rest:  We decided to push on a little further.2to continue doing an activitypush on with Nixon pushed on with the weapons development program.push somebody/something ↔ over phrasal verb to make someone or something fall to the ground by pushing them:  He went wild, pushing over tables and chairs.push something ↔ through (also push something through something) phrasal verb to get a plan, law etc officially accepted, especially quickly:  The planning application was pushed through as quickly as possible.
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      1pushing movement [countable] when someone pushes something OPP  pull:  Jodi had stopped swinging. ‘Want a push?’ her dad asked. If the door’s stuck, just give it a push.at/with the push of a button (=used to emphasize how easy a machine is to use) Files can be attached to your email at the push of a button.2effort [countable] when someone, especially a business, tries to get or achieve something:  the pre-Christmas advertising pushpush into The company has recently made a big push into the Japanese market.push for the push for improved productivitypush to do something a push to attract new members3encouragement [singular] if someone gives someone else a push, they encourage or persuade them to try something:  She just needed a gentle push to get her to join in.4army [countable] a planned military movement into the area where the enemy ispush into The army has made another big push into enemy territory.5give somebody the push/get the push British English informal a)if your employer gives you the push, they make you leave your job:  I was scared I’d get the push. b)if someone you are having a romantic relationship with gives you the push, they tell you that they no longer want to continue the relationship6when/if push comes to shove (also if it comes to the push British English) spoken if a situation becomes very difficult or action needs to be taken:  If push comes to shove, you can always sell the car.7at a push British English informal if you can do something at a push, it will be difficult, but you will be able to do it:  We have room for five people, maybe six at a push.8it’ll be a push British English spoken used to say that something will be difficult because you do not have enough time to do it:  I’ll do my best, but it’ll be a bit of a push.
      WDF

      push

      [pʊʃ]pushed, pushing, pushes

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      推(80%),按(12%),挤(4%),逼迫(1%),奋力(1%),决心(1%),催促(1%)
      n.推,决心;大规模攻势;矢志的追求
      vi.推进;增加;努力争取
      vt.推动,增加;对…施加压力,逼迫;按;说服

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