push
verb
noun
pʊʃ verb
1
MOVE
移动
to make someone or something move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc 推; 推动; I,T
It didn’t move, so she pushed harder.
它动也不动，因此她推得更使劲了。
I promised to push him on the swings for as long as he wanted.
我答应他想在秋千上荡多久我就推多久。
shoppers pushing their grocery carts
推着购物车的购物者
push sb/sth away/back/aside etc
She pushed him away.
她推开了他。
Maria pushed her hair back from her forehead.
玛丽亚把头发从额头往后拢。
push sb/sth towards/into etc sth
Philip pushed him towards the door.
菲利普把他往门口推。
push sth open/shut
I slowly pushed the door open.
我慢慢地把门推开。
2
BUTTON/SWITCH
按钮/开关
to press a button, switch etc in order to make a piece of equipment start or stop working 按下（按钮、开关等）; I,T
I got in and pushed the button for the fourth floor.
我进去后按了四楼的按钮。
Push the green button to start the engine.
按绿色按钮发动引擎。
3
TRY TO GET PAST
设法从旁边经过
to use your hands, arms etc to make people or things move, so that you can get past them 挤，推挤 I
Don’t push. Everyone will get a turn.
别挤，每个人都轮得到。
push (your way) past/through/into etc
A fat man pushed past me in his rush to leave.
一个胖男人急着离开，从我身边挤了过去。
She pushed her way to the front.
她挤到了前面。
4
ENCOURAGE
鼓励
to encourage or force someone to do something or to work hard 鼓励; 敦促; 逼迫 T
Encourage your kids to try new things, but try not to push them too hard .
要鼓励你的孩子们尝试新鲜事物，不过尽量不要逼得太紧。
athletes who push their bodies to the limit
迫使体能达到极限的运动员
push yourself
He’s been pushing himself too hard, working 12-hour days.
他给自己的压力太大了，每天工作 12 小时。
push sb into (doing) sth
My husband pushed me into leaving the job.
我丈夫硬要我辞了职。
push sb to do sth
The teachers pushed the students to achieve.
老师们鞭策学生要学有所成。
5
PERSUADE
劝说
to try to persuade people to accept your ideas, opinions etc in order to achieve something 说服，力劝 I,T
The president is trying to push his agenda in Congress.
总统正力劝国会接受自己的议题。
[+ for ]
He was pushing hard for welfare reform.
他正努力推行福利改革。
push to do sth
Company representatives are pushing to open foreign markets to their products.
公司代表正力图把产品推向国外市场。
push sth on sb
We don’t try to push our religion on anyone.
我们不想把自己的信仰强加于别人。
6
CHANGE
改变
to change someone’s situation, or to make a situation change, especially when some people do not want it to change 促使改变〔尤指一些人不愿意改变时〕 T always + adv/prep
The law would push even more children into poverty.
这条法令会让更多儿童陷入贫困。
attempts to push the peace process forward
推动和平进程的尝试
7
INCREASE/DECREASE
增加/减少
to increase or decrease an amount, value, or number 增加 （减少 ）〔数量、价值等〕 T always + adv/prep
push sth up/down
Slow sales have pushed down orders.
由于销售不畅，订单减少了。
push sth higher/lower
New technology has pushed the cost of health care even higher.
新技术提高了保健成本。
8
ARMY
军队
if an army pushes somewhere, it moves in that direction 挺进，推进 I always + adv/prep
The army was pushing north.
军队向北挺进。
We pushed deep into enemy territory.
我们向敌占区纵深挺进。
9
ADVERTISE
做广告
to try to sell more of a product by advertising it a lot [非正式] 〔通过大量广告〕推销〔商品〕 T | informal
Sports stars earn big bucks for pushing everything from shoes to soft drinks.
体育明星们大做广告，从鞋子到软饮料，赚了很多钱。
10
DRUGS
毒品
to sell illegal drugs [非正式] 贩卖〔毒品〕 T | informal
11
be pushing 40/50 etc
11. to be nearly 40, 50 etc years old [非正式] 将近 40/50 岁等 informal
12
push your luck/push it
12. to do something or ask for something, especially something you have done or asked for before, when this is likely to annoy someone or involves a risk [非正式] 〔尤因曾经成功而〕再次冒险，继续碰运气; 得寸进尺; 想（再）交好运 informal
If she doesn’t want to go, don’t push it.
如果她不想去，就别勉强她了。
It’s 26 miles, so you’re pushing your luck if you try to hike it in a day.
有 26 英里，要想在一天内走完未免太相信自己的运气了。
13
push sth out of your mind push sth to the back of your mind
13. also 又作 to try not to think about something, especially something bad or worrying 把某物抛在脑后，忘记某事〔尤指不愉快的事〕
He pushed the thought out of his mind and tried to concentrate.
他把那种念头抛之脑后并尽量集中注意力。
14
push (sb’s) buttons
14. to make someone feel strong emotions [非正式] 触动（某人的）强烈情感 informal
Movies shouldn’t be afraid to push a few buttons.
电影不应该避讳触动人们的某些情感。
15
push the boat out
15. to spend more money than you usually do, on something special [英，非正式] 花大钱，破悭囊 BrE informal
Push the boat out and get tickets to the theatre or ballet.
奢侈一下，买票去看看戏或芭蕾吧！
16
push the point
16. to keep trying to make someone accept your opinion in a way that they think is annoying 〔令人讨厌地〕拼命劝说某人接受自己的观点
17
push the envelope
17. to do something that is new and that goes beyond the limits of what has already been done in a particular area of activity [美] 创新突破 AmE
[+ of/on ]
ideas that push the envelope of design and construction
开创设计和建筑新境界的观点
18
be pushing up (the) daisies
18. to be dead – used humorously [非正式] 死〔幽默用法〕 informal
19 to continue with a plan or activity, especially in a determined way 〔尤指坚定地〕继续进行，大力推进〔计划或活动〕
[+ with ]
Quinlan decided to push ahead with the deal.
昆兰决定继续进行那笔交易。
20
must/should etc be pushing along
used to say that you think it is time for you to leave a place [英，口] 得走了/该走了等 BrE spoken
It’s getting late – I think we should be pushing along.
天晚了，我想我们该走啦。
21 to tell someone what to do in an impolite or threatening way 对〔某人〕发号施令; 摆布〔某人〕
Europeans sometimes feel the Americans are trying to push them around.
欧洲人有时候觉得美国人在试图对他们发号施令。
22
push sth aside
↔ to try to forget about something, especially something unpleasant, so that you can give your attention to what you are doing 设法忘掉，不去想〔尤指不愉快的事情〕
She pushed aside her anger, forcing herself to focus on her work.
她抛开愤怒，强迫自己专心工作。
23 to force someone out of their job or position, taking the job in their place 强迫〔某人〕离职; 排挤〔某人〕
Primakov was pushed aside but later became head of Intelligence.
普里马科夫遭到排挤，但是后来却成为情报局局长。
24 to try to make other people notice you 使他人注意到自己; 出风头
Rupert was a quiet type, not one to push himself forward.
鲁珀特沉默寡言，不是爱出风头的人。
25 to go in front of other people who are already waiting in a line for something, instead of going to the back of the line 插队，挤到队伍的前面
A couple of boys pushed in at the head of the queue.
几个男孩插到了队伍的最前面。
26 to start moving in a boat, on a bicycle, or when swimming or jumping, by pushing against something with your arms, legs etc 〔臂一推、腿一蹬等〕离开; 出发
Dad pushed off and jumped into the rowboat.
爸爸双腿一蹬，跳进了划艇里。
27 used to tell someone rudely to go away [英，口] 走开〔不礼貌的用语〕 BrE spoken
28 to continue travelling somewhere, especially after you have had a rest 〔尤指休息之后〕继续前行
We decided to push on a little further.
我们决定再往前走一点。
29 to continue doing an activity 继续〔做某事〕
[+ with ]
Nixon pushed on with the weapons development program.
尼克松继续实行武器开发计划。
30 to make someone or something fall to the ground by pushing them 把〔某人或某物〕推倒
He went wild, pushing over tables and chairs.
他发疯了，把桌椅都掀翻了。
31 to get a plan, law etc officially accepted, especially quickly 使〔计划、法律等〕获得通过〔尤指快速地被通过〕
The planning application was pushed through as quickly as possible.
规划申请很快就通过了。
noun
32
PUSHING MOVEMENT
推的动作
when someone pushes something 推; 按; C
Jodi had stopped swinging. ‘Want a push?’ her dad asked.
乔迪的秋千停下了。“要推一下吗？”她的爸爸问道。
If the door’s stuck, just give it a push .
要是门卡住了，只要推一下就行。
at/with the push of a button (used to emphasize how easy a machine is to use) 按一下按钮就行了〔用于强调机器容易操作〕
Files can be attached to your email at the push of a button.
只要按一下键就可以把文件附在电子邮件后。
33
EFFORT
努力
when someone, especially a business, tries to get or achieve something 〔尤指企业为了达到某目的而作出的〕努力 C
the pre-Christmas advertising push
圣诞节前的广告促销
[+ into ]
The company has recently made a big push into the Japanese market.
那家公司最近努力要打入日本市场。
[+ for ]
the push for improved productivity
力争提高生产率
push to do sth
a push to attract new members
吸引新会员的努力
34
ENCOURAGEMENT
鼓励
if someone gives someone else a push, they encourage or persuade them to try something 鼓励; 敦促 singular 单数
She just needed a gentle push to get her to join in.
只要稍加劝说，就能让她加入。
35
ARMY
军队
a planned military movement into the area where the enemy is 进攻，挺进 C
[+ into ]
The army has made another big push into enemy territory.
军队又在敌方领地挺进了一大步。
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give sb the push/get the push
a. if your employer gives you the push, they make you leave your job b. if someone you are having a romantic relationship with gives you the push, they tell you that they no longer want to continue the relationship 与情人分手，断绝关系 BrE informal
I was scared I’d get the push.
我害怕被解雇。
37
when/if push comes to shove if it comes to the push
also 又作 if a situation becomes very difficult or action needs to be taken 别无选择时; 需要行动时 BrE spoken
If push comes to shove, you can always sell the car.
实在没有办法的时候，你总还可以把车卖掉。
38
at a push
if you can do something at a push, it will be difficult, but you will be able to do it [非正式，英] 真有必要时，不得已时 informal BrE
We have room for five people, maybe six at a push.
我们有够五个人呆的地方，不得已时也许可以挤下六个人。
39
it’ll be a push
used to say that something will be difficult because you do not have enough time to do it 时间紧迫〔因而觉得某事困难〕 BrE spoken
I’ll do my best, but it’ll be a bit of a push.
我会尽我所能，但时间会有点紧迫。