shove
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they shove | |
| he / she / it shoves | |
| past simple shoved | |
| past participle shoved | |
| -ing form shoving |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to push somebody/something in a rough way 猛推；乱挤；推撞 The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view. 人们挤来挤去，想看得清楚点儿。 - + adv./prep.
The door wouldn't open no matter how hard she shoved. 她怎么使劲推，门都推不开。 - shove somebody/something (+ adv./prep.)
He shoved her down the stairs. 他把她推下楼梯。
Extra ExamplesHe shoved me roughly aside. 他粗暴地把我推到一边。 He was shoved to the ground. 他被推倒在地。 He shoved the girl out of his way. 他把那个女孩推开了。 We shoved our way through the crowd. 我们从人群中挤过。 Harry was shoving his way to the front of the hall. 哈利正挤到大厅的前面。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcefully
- hard
- roughly
- …
- down
- in
- into
- …
- push and shove
- shove your hands in your pockets
- shove your hands into your pockets
- …
- [transitive] shove something + adv./prep. (informal)
to put something somewhere roughly or carelessly 乱放；随便放；胡乱丢；随手扔 She shoved the book into her bag and hurried off. 她把书胡乱塞进包里就急急忙忙走了。 He came over and shoved a piece of paper into my hand. 他走过来往我手里塞了一张纸条。 Shove your suitcase under the bed. 把你的手提箱塞到床底下吧。 - (figurative)
Could he be lying? She shoved the thought to the back of her mind. 他可能在撒谎吗？她把这个想法抛在脑后。
Extra ExamplesA leaflet was shoved through my letter box. 一份传单塞进了我的信箱里。 She shoved the letter in a drawer. 她把信塞进抽屉。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forcefully
- hard
- roughly
- …
- down
- in
- into
- …
- push and shove
- shove your hands in your pockets
- shove your hands into your pockets
- …
Word OriginOld English scūfan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schuiven and German schieben, also to shuffle.