| 单词 | push |
| 释义 | push I. transitive verb 1. a. < push a baby carriage > < push a door open > < push a boat off > < push him out of the way > < pushed back his chair > < dunes that the ice pushed up > — opposed to pull b. archaic, of an animal c. < push the enemy troops into the sea > < my crew will push your cattle across the creek tomorrow — Luke Short > < pushed the worry to the back of her mind > < push the job onto someone else > : crowd < a local sensation that pushed the foreign news off the front page > < cleared fields that push back the wilderness > d. < push his way to the front of the crowd > < pushed the new road into the wilderness > 2. a. < pushed out his lower lip > < push her nose into their affairs > b. < plants that push their roots deep into the soil > : send out < pushed an army across the river to intercept the enemy > c. < costs of municipal government are still rising, pushing up … taxes — Ed Cony > < as the frontier was pushed westward — American Guide Series: Virginia > especially < push the production of consumer goods to record levels > 3. a. < push her son to pursue a musical career > b. < pushes his horse to the front of the race > < pushed the truck to a breakneck speed > < cruises at 200 but can hit 250 if pushed > < pushes her voice a little too hard — Edward Sackvill-West & Desmond Shawe-Taylor > c. < fancied slights … pushed men to the breaking point — Oscar Handlin > < the students … frequently push the professors into extreme views — Dallas Finn > especially < push smaller companies into bankruptcy > < pushed for time > d. e. < pushed his horse into the opening > < push a pencil > : operate < pushes a taxi for a living > 4. < pushes the argument one step further — Robert Strausz-Hupé > < pushes his historical interpretation as far as it will go — S.F.Damon > 5. a. < pushed his protegé in university circles > < push the bill in the legislature > specifically < a heavy consumer drive to push canned foods — Printers' Ink > b. 6. < the old man was pushing seventy-five — Saul Bellow > < the crowds are pushing 200,000 — Ken Purdy > intransitive verb 1. archaic a. of an animal b. c. 2. a. < unions pushing for higher wages > b. 3. a. < watched the crowd push against the gate until it broke > b. < took the raft pole and pushed out into the stream > < the door pushed open — Erle Stanley Gardner > < fillers that push out easily > c. 4. < encouraged adventurous Portuguese captains to push out into the Atlantic — G.C.Sellery > 5. a. < a dock that pushes far out into the lake > : extend < a road that pushes toward the mountains > b. < corn acreage pushed into first place — American Guide Series: Minnesota > Synonyms: < push a wheelbarrow > < push a man off a seat > < push a card across the table > < push a man into a high political position > shove implies a strong, usually fast or rough, pushing of something usually along a surface, as the ground or a floor < shove a piano a few feet back > < shove a handkerchief into one's pocket > < shove a plate away from one > thrust stresses a rapidity or violence rather than any continuousness or steadiness in the application of force, often implying the sudden and forcible pushing of a weapon or instrument into something < thrust a hand into a box > < thrust a sword through the arras > < thrust a grievance out of one's mind > propel implies a driving forward or onward by a force or power < propel a hoop along the sidewalk > < boats propelled by the wind > < the engine propels the car at over a hundred miles an hour > < a man propelled by hunger to an enemy's house > • - push one's luck - push up daisies II. 1. < a strong Congressional push for restoring high, rigid supports — Eric Sevareid > a. < on the Russian front the spring push had finally begun — Time > b. < the big scientific push into the south polar region — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union > c. < his sales picture on this product may be influenced by a heavy push on another product — J.K.Blake > 2. < when it came to the push, I found, I had forgot all I intended to say — Thomas Gray > 3. a. (1) < gave the boy ahead of him an impatient push and knocked him down > (2) b. (1) < gave the car a push around the block to start it > < driven by the push of the wind on the sails > < the push of the water against the walls of the tank > (2) < the push and pull of conflicting emotions > c. < it was the push … of a reinvigorated government that carried the program through — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink > 4. a. b. < war gave weather forecasting a tremendous push — J.D.Ratcliff > 5. a. < hurry and get ready, … the whole push of you — Atlantic > b. Australia 6. 7. slang 8. Britain < when the Mayor makes his replacements … all I do is put the finger on the guy who's to get the push — Hartley Howard > 9. III. 1. < push pole > < push pedal > 2. < a push mower > < a push feed > IV. 1. dialect chiefly England 2. dialect chiefly England |
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