| 释义 |
*push¹ /pʃ; pʊʃ/
v
1 [I,T] to make someone or something move away from you by pressing with your hands 推; 推动:
Can you push harder? 你再用点力推行吗？
push sth/sb up/down/into etc I helped him push the Volkswagen up the street. 我帮他把那辆大众汽车沿着街往前推。
Lisa pushed Amy into the pool. 莉莎把艾美推进了水池。
→ opposite 反义词 PULL¹
2 [I,T] to press a button, SWITCH etc 按下，揿〔按钮、开关等〕:
Someone pushed the wrong button and the machine went into reverse. 有人揿错了开关，机器就倒着开动了。
3 [I,T] to move forward by pushing people away from you 〔推开别人〕往前挤，推挤:
Heather pushed past us without speaking. 希瑟一语不发地从我们面前挤了过去。
people trying to push their way to the front 设法挤到前面的人们
4 [I,T] to try to make someone do something, especially by asking or telling them many times 催促，迫使; 力劝〔某人做某事〕:
push sb to do/into doing sth My parents pushed me into going to college. 我父母力劝我上大学。
+ for They're pushing for stricter gun controls. 他们坚决要求更严格的枪械管制措施。
5 [T] to make someone work very hard 使〔某人〕努力工作:
push yourself Michael has been pushing himself too much lately. 麦克尔近来工作太卖命了。
6 [I,T] to make a number, amount, price etc greater or less 推高; 拉低〔数量、价格〕:
push sth up/down The new tax will push up the price of consumer goods. 这项新税收会提高消费品价格。
7 [T] informal to sell illegal drugs 【非正式】 贩卖〔毒品〕
8 be pushed for time informal to have very little time 【非正式】 时间非常紧迫
9 push your luck informal to do something that may be too risky, in the hope that you will continue to have good luck 【非正式】 〔期望继续交好运而〕冒更大风险; 得寸进尺
push aheadto continue trying to do something you have planned to do 继续进行，大力推进:
+ with Keating has promised to push ahead with reform. 基丁承诺会继续推行改革。
push sb around
informal to tell someone what to do in a rude or threatening way 【非正式】 对〔某人〕发号施令，摆布，欺负
push off
BrE spoken used to rudely tell someone to go away 【英口】滚开，走开
push on
to continue travelling somewhere or trying to achieve something 继续旅程; 继续做某事:
The others stopped for a rest, but I pushed on to the top. 别人停下来休息，但我继续爬到了山顶。
push sth ↔ through
to make a parliament or group of people agree to a law or plan, especially when this is not easy 使〔某项法律或计划〕获得〔议会或团体〕通过
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