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单词 pushed
释义
pushedpushed /pʊʃt/ adjective [not before noun] British English informal Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • If pushed they would settle for land of the same quality nearby, but they know the Government doesn't have it.
  • When pushed, you too can be tough.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 He pushed his half-eaten salad aside and left.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • Aunt Edie was in such a rage about it that she was hard put to contain herself.
  • Governments will then be hard put to get it on to their national statute books by mid-1993.
  • I can assure you that any busybody would be hard put to it to prove maltreatment!
  • Leinster will be hard pushed to keep the score within the respectable margins of defeat set by their predecessors.
  • Once an apology is given, the defendant will be hard put to contest liability later.
  • The slave's side ... and even Miss Phoebe would be hard put to understand.
  • With his height and features, he was hard put to pass as a native.
  • You will be hard pressed to choose a single main course because so many are mouth-watering.
be driven/pushed from pillar to post
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounpushpusherpushinessadjectivepushedpushyverbpush
1be pushed for time/money etc to not have much time, money etc SYN  pressed:  I’m a bit pushed for time today.2too busy:  I’d love to help, but I’m a bit pushed at the moment.3be (hard) pushed to do something to have a lot of difficulty doing something:  I was hard pushed to keep my mind on my work.
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