shove
verb/ʃʌv/
/ʃʌv/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they shove | /ʃʌv/ /ʃʌv/ |
| he / she / it shoves | /ʃʌvz/ /ʃʌvz/ |
| past simple shoved | /ʃʌvd/ /ʃʌvd/ |
| past participle shoved | /ʃʌvd/ /ʃʌvd/ |
| -ing form shoving | /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/ /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to push somebody/something in a rough way
猛推；乱挤；推撞 - The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view.
人们挤来挤去，想看得清楚点儿。 - + adv./prep. The door wouldn't open no matter how hard she shoved.
她怎么使劲推，门都推不开。 - shove somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) He shoved her down the stairs.
他把她推下楼梯。
Extra Examples- He shoved me roughly aside.
他粗暴地把我推到一边。 - He was shoved to the ground.
他被推倒在地。 - He shoved the girl out of his way.
他把女孩推开。 - We shoved our way through the crowd.
我们从人群中挤过。 - Harry was shoving his way to the front of the hall.
哈利正挤到大厅前面。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcefully
- hard
- roughly
- …
- down
- in
- into
- …
- push and shove
- shove your hands in your pockets
- shove your hands into your pockets
- …
- The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view.
- [transitive] shove something + adv./prep. (informal) to put something somewhere roughly or carelessly
乱放；随便放；胡乱丢；随手扔 - She shoved the book into her bag and hurried off.
她把书胡乱塞进包里就急急忙忙走了。 - He came over and shoved a piece of paper into my hand.
他走过来往我手里塞了一张纸条。 - Shove your suitcase under the bed.
把你的手提箱塞到床底下吧。 - (figurative) Could he be lying? She shoved the thought to the back of her mind.
他会不会在说谎？她把这个想法抛到了脑后。
Extra Examples- A leaflet was shoved through my letter box.
一份传单塞进了我的信箱里。 - She shoved the letter in a drawer.
她把信塞进抽屉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcefully
- hard
- roughly
- …
- down
- in
- into
- …
- push and shove
- shove your hands in your pockets
- shove your hands into your pockets
- …
- She shoved the book into her bag and hurried off.
Word OriginOld English scūfan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schuiven and German schieben, also to shuffle.
Idioms
shove it
- (especially North American English, informal) used to say rudely that you will not accept or do something
（粗鲁地表示不接受或不做某事）去他的，没门儿，去他妈的 - ‘The boss wants that report now.’ ‘Yeah? Tell him he can shove it.’
“老板现在要那份报告。”“是吗？你告诉他没门儿。”
- ‘The boss wants that report now.’ ‘Yeah? Tell him he can shove it.’