释义 |
push/pʊʃ/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. exert a force on (a thing) to move it away from oneself or from the origin of the force 推开(某物);推走(某物) 2 tr. cause to move in this direction 使推动 3 intr. exert such a force 推 do not push against the door 别推门 4 intr. & tr.a thrust forward or upward 向前推;向上推 b project or cause to project 突出;使突出 pushes out new roots 长出新根; the cape pushes out into the sea 海岬伸入大海 5 intr. move forward by force or persistence 向前挤 6 tr. make (one's way) by pushing 挤出(路)前进 7 intr. exert oneself, esp. to surpass others 尽力(尤指去超过其他人) 8 tr. (often foll.by 常后跟 to, into, or to + infin.) urge or impel 敦促;驱策 9 tr. tax the abilities or tolerance of; press (a person) hard 竭尽(才能或对某事的容忍度);逼迫(某人) 10 tr. pursue (a claim etc.) 推行(主张等) 11 tr. promote the use or sale or adoption of, e.g. by advertising (通过广告等)推广;推销 12 intr. (foll. by 后跟 for) demand persistently 坚持要求 pushed hard for reform 坚持要求改革 13 tr. colloq. sell (a drug) illegally [口]非法出售(毒品) ●n. 1 the act or an instance of pushing; a shove or thrust 推;搡;挤 2 the force exerted in this 推力 3 a vigorous effort 努力 4 a military attack in force 军事进攻 5 enterprise; determination to succeed 进取心;决心;求胜的劲头 6 the use of influence to advance a person 提携;推荐 7 the pressure of affairs (事情的)压力 8 a crisis 危机,紧要关头 □ be pushed for colloq. have very little of (esp. time) [口]缺少(尤指时间) □ get the push Brit. colloq. be dismissed or sent away [英口]被解雇,被辞退 □ give a person the push Brit. colloq. dismiss or send away a person [英口]解雇,辞退(某人) □ push about colloq. [口] = push around □ push along (often in imper. 常用于祈使句) Brit. colloq. depart, leave [英口]离开,离去 □ push around colloq. [口] 1 move (a person) roughly from place to place 摆布,支使(某人) 2 bully 欺侮 □ push one's luck 1 take undue risks 冒险做某事 2 act presumptuously 莽撞行事 □ push off 1 push with an oar etc. to get a boat out into a river etc. (用桨等)把船撑入(河等)中 2 (often in imper. 常用于祈使句) colloq. go away [口]走开 □ push through get (a scheme, proposal, etc.) completed or accepted quickly 尽快使(计划、建议等)完成(或被采纳) □ when push comes to shove colloq. when action must be taken; when a decision must be made [口]必须采取行动的时候;必须做出决定的时候 [Middle English via Old French pousser, pou(l)ser from Latin pulsare (as PULSATE)] |