| 单词 | push |
| 释义 | push /poosh/, v.t. 1. to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away. 2. to move (something) in a specified way by exerting force; shove; drive: to push something aside; to push the door open. 3. to effect or accomplish by thrusting obstacles aside: to push one's way through the crowd. 4. to cause to extend or project; thrust. 5. to press or urge to some action or course: His mother pushed him to get a job. 6. to press (an action, proposal, etc.) with energy and insistence: to push a bill through Congress. 7. to carry (an action or thing) toward a conclusion or extreme: She pushed the project to completion. 8. to press the adoption, use, sale, etc., of: to push inferior merchandise on customers. 9. to press or bear hard upon, as in dealings with someone: The prosecutor pushed him for an answer. 10. to put into difficulties because of the lack of something specified (usually fol. by for): to be pushed for time. 11. Slang. to peddle (illicit drugs). 12. Informal. to be approaching a specific age, speed, or the like: The maestro is pushing ninety-two. 13. Photog. to modify (film processing) to compensate for underexposure. v.i. 14. to exert a thrusting force upon something. 15. to use steady force in moving a thing away; shove. 16. to make one's way with effort or persistence, as against difficulty or opposition. 17. to extend or project; thrust: The point of land pushed far out into the sea. 18. to put forth vigorous or persistent efforts. 19. Slang. to sell illicit drugs. 20. to move on being pushed: a swinging door that pushes easily. 21. push around, to treat contemptuously and unfairly; bully: She's not the kind of person who can be pushed around. 22. push off, Informal. to go away; depart: We stopped at Denver for the night and were ready to push off again the following morning. 23. push on, to press forward; continue; proceed: The pioneers, despite overwhelming obstacles, pushed on across the plains. 24. push one's luck. See luck (def. 9). n. 25. the act of pushing; a shove or thrust. 26. a contrivance or part to be pushed in order to operate a mechanism. 27. a vigorous onset or effort. 28. a determined advance against opposition, obstacles, etc. 29. a vigorous and determined military attack or campaign: The big push began in April. 30. the pressure of circumstances, activities, etc. 31. Informal. persevering energy; enterprise. 32. Informal. a crowd or company of people. 33. Brit. dismissal from a job; sack. 34. Australian Slang. a gang of hoodlums. 35. when or if push comes to shove, when or if matters are ultimately confronted or resolved; when or if a problem must be faced; in a crucial situation: If push comes to shove, the government will impose quotas on imports. [1250-1300; ME pushen, poshen, posson (v.) < MF pousser, OF po(u)lser < L pulsare. See PULSATE] Syn. 3. shoulder. 5. persuade, impel. |
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