| 单词 | shove |
| 释义 | shove (ʃʌv ) Word forms: shoves , shoving , shoved 1. verb If you shove someone or something, you push them with a quick, violent movement. He shoved her out of the way. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He was then shoved face down on the pavement. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He's the one who shoved me. [VERB noun] She shoved as hard as she could. [VERB] Synonyms: push, shoulder, thrust, elbow Shove is also a noun. She gave Gracie a shove towards the house. 2. verb If you shove something somewhere, you push it there quickly and carelessly. We shoved a copy of the newsletter beneath their door. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He shoved a cloth in my hand. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: stick, push, thrust, ram 3. if push comes to shove phrase If you talk about what you think will happen if push comes to shove, you are talking about what you think will happen if a situation becomes very bad or difficult. [informal] If push comes to shove, if you should lose your case in the court, what will you do? When push comes to shove, you are on your own. Idioms: when push comes to shove or if push comes to shove when a situation reaches a critical point and you must make a decision on how to progress They knew they could sit back, and when push came to shove I'd do all the work. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 猛推 Japanese: 乱暴に押す |
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