单词 | pushchair |
释义 | push1 /pŭsh/transitive verb
ORIGIN: Fr pousser, from L pulsāre, frequentative of pellere, pulsum to beat pushed adjective (informal)
pushˈer noun
pushˈful adjective Energetically or aggressively enterprising pushˈfully adverb pushˈfulness noun pushˈiness noun pushˈing adjective
pushˈingly adverb pushˈy adjective
pushˈback noun Resistance to a proposed course of action pushˈ-ball noun A game in which an enormous ball is pushed pushˈbike noun (also, esp formerly pushˈ-bicycle or pushˈ-cycle) a bicycle driven by pedals pushˈ-button noun A knob, eg on a doorbell or a vending machine, which when pressed causes the bell, vending machine, etc to operate adjective Operated by, or using, a push-button or push-buttons push-button civilization noun One in which the ordinary unskilled person has the benefits of technology at the pressing of a button push-button war noun One carried on by guided missiles, released by push-button pushˈ-cart noun (US) A street vendor's barrow pushˈchair noun A lightweight wheeled folding chair for conveying a baby or child push-cycle see pushbike above. push fit noun A joint (as between two pipes) made by pushing one part into another pushˈ-off noun
pushˈ-out noun The act of pushing (someone or something) out, eg of pushing an opponent out of the ring in some forms of wrestling pushˈover noun
pushˈ-over try noun (rugby) One scored after the attacking side in a scrum has pushed the defenders back until the ball is able to be touched down behind the try-line pushˈpin noun
pushˈpit noun A safety railing at the stern of a yacht pushˈ-pull adjective Denoting any piece of apparatus in which two electrical or electronic devices act in opposition to each other, used eg of an amplifier in which two thermionic valves so acting serve to reduce distortion push-pull train noun One which can be pulled or pushed by the same locomotive pushˈrod noun In an internal-combustion engine, a metal rod that opens, and sometimes closes, the valves pushˈ-start transitive verb To start (a motor-car) by pushing it while it is in gear noun The act of starting a car in this way pushˈ-stroke noun
push technology noun (computing) The sending of unrequested messages to a client on the Internet (cf pull technology under pull) pushˈ-tug noun A tug for pushing, rather than pulling, barges pushˈ-up noun A press-up (see under press1) push-up bra noun A bra so engineered as to lift the breasts noticeably. at a push
give (or get) the push (slang) To dismiss or reject, or be dismissed or rejected push along (informal) To leave, go on one's way push around (informal) To bully push back
push for To make strenuous efforts to achieve push off
push on To continue push one's fortune To busy oneself in seeking a fortune push one's luck see under luck push out (of person, boat) to row or be rowed out towards open water push the boat out (informal) see under boat push the bottle (informal) To take one's liquor and pass the bottle round push through To compel acceptance of push up the daisies (informal) To be dead and buried when push comes to shove When the time to act or make a decision comes |
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