push
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they push | |
| he / she / it pushes | |
| past simple pushed | |
| past participle pushed | |
| -ing form pushing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to use your hands, arms or body in order to make somebody/something move forward or away from you; to move part of your body into a particular position 推动（人或物）；移动（身体部位） We pushed and pushed but the piano wouldn't move. 我们推了又推，但钢琴一动不动。 Push hard when I tell you to. 我叫你推时，你就使劲推。 You push and I'll pull. 你推，我拉。 - push at something
She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge. 她推了推门，但门纹丝不动。 - push somebody/something
He walked slowly up the hill pushing his bike. 他推着自行车缓缓爬上山。 Somebody pushed me and I fell over. 有人推我，我摔倒了。 When you push the gate, it doesn't open. 你一推门，它就不开了。 - push somebody/something + adv./prep.
She pushed the cup towards me. 她把杯子推向我这边。 He pushed his chair back and stood up. 他向后挪挪椅子，站了起来。 He tried to kiss her but she pushed him away. 他想吻她，但她把他推开了。 She pushed her face towards him. 她把脸凑近了他。 - push something + adj.
I pushed the door open. 我推开了门。
Extra ExamplesHe pushed her roughly out of the door. 他粗暴地把她推出门外。 He was deliberately pushed into the path of the vehicle. 他被故意推到了那辆车的行车道上。 Jack flung himself at Steve, but he simply pushed him away. 杰克扑向史蒂夫，但史蒂夫一下子推开了他。 She found a note pushed under the door. 她发现一张塞在门下的便条。 She leaned on the box and pushed it aside. 她靠着箱子，把它推到了一边。 The woman had been pushed violently to the ground. 那个女人已被粗暴地推倒在地。 They pushed the two desks together. 他们把两张书桌推到了一起。 Ellie stood up, pushing her plate away. 艾莉站起来，推开她的盘子。 I pushed the key into the lock. 我把钥匙插进锁里。 The doctor pushed a needle into my arm. 医生把一根针扎进了我的胳膊。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- hard
- angrily
- …
- try to
- manage to
- begin to
- …
- against
- at
- out of
- …
- push something open
- push something shut
- [intransitive, transitive]
to use force to move past somebody/something using your hands, arms, etc. 推进（道路）；挤开 People were pushing and shoving to get to the front. 人们推推搡搡，向最前面挤。 - push + adv./prep.
The fans pushed against the barrier. 球迷们推挤着栅栏门。 - push your way + adv./prep.
Try and push your way through the crowd. 试着从人群中挤过去。
Extra ExamplesA man pushed his way to the front of the crowd. 一个男子挤到了人群前面。 She pushed blindly past him and made for the door. 她摸索着从他身边挤过去走向门口。 Please don't push in front of other customers. 请不要挤到其他顾客前面。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- hard
- angrily
- …
- try to
- manage to
- begin to
- …
- against
- at
- out of
- …
- push something open
- push something shut
- [transitive] push something
to press a switch, button, etc., for example in order to make a machine start working 按；揿；摁 - [transitive] push something + adv./prep.
to affect something so that it reaches a particular level or state 推动；促使（达到某程度或状态） This development could push the country into recession. 这种新情况可能使国家陷入萧条。 The rise in interest rates will push prices up. 利率的提高将促使价格上扬。 Little pent-up demand exists to push the economy forward this year. 今年推动经济向前发展的被压抑的需求很少。 The surplus has helped push world prices to as little as 55 euros per tonne. 这种过剩帮助推动全球价格跌至每吨55欧元。 Such a huge population increase will continue to push food prices higher. 如此巨大的人口增长将继续推高食品价格。 Rising inflation pushes down real interest rates. 不断上升的通货膨胀压低了实际利率。
- [transitive]
to persuade or encourage somebody to do something that they may not want to do 说服；劝解；鼓励；敦劝 - push somebody into something
He made it clear that he would resist any attempt to push him into early retirement. 他明确表示，他将抵制任何迫使他提前退休的企图。 - push somebody into doing something
My teacher pushed me into entering the competition. 我的老师劝我参加比赛。 - push somebody to do something
No one pushed you to take the job, did they? 谁也没推着你接受这份工作，对不对？
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementb2Her parents pushed her into accepting the job. 她父母逼她接受那份工作。 She claimed she had been pushed into posing for the photographs. 她声称自己是被逼着摆姿势拍照的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- aggressively
- hard
- too far
- …
- into
- for
- push somebody/yourself to the limit
- push somebody into something
- [transitive] push somebody/yourself
to make somebody work hard 鞭策；督促 The music teacher really pushes her pupils. 这个音乐老师对学生督促得很严。 Lucy should push herself a little harder. 露西应该鞭策自己多加把劲了。 He keeps pushing himself to get better. 他不断督促自己变得更好。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- aggressively
- hard
- too far
- …
- into
- for
- push somebody/yourself to the limit
- [transitive] push somebody (+ adv./prep.) (informal)
to put pressure on somebody and make them angry or upset 迫使…生气（或不安） Her parents are very tolerant, but sometimes she pushes them too far. 她的父母十分宽容，但她有时也让他们忍无可忍。 He felt he was being pushed to the limit of his self-control. 他感到自己被逼得就要失去自控力了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- aggressively
- hard
- too far
- …
- into
- for
- push somebody/yourself to the limit
- [transitive] push something (informal)
to try hard to persuade people to accept or agree with a new idea, buy a new product, etc. 力劝…接受；推销 The interview gave him a chance to push his latest movie. 这次采访使他有机会推销他的新电影。 She didn't want to push the point any further at that moment. 当时她不想继续强调那个观点。 He continues to push his own political agenda. 他继续推进自己的政治议程。 Sales promotion is designed to push certain products. 促销活动是为了推销某些产品。 The two governments are pushing for economic reform in the region. 两国政府正在推动该地区的经济改革。 They're pushing hard for a ban on GM foods. 他们强烈要求禁止制造转基因食品。
- [transitive] push something (informal)
to sell illegal drugs 贩卖毒品 - [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to move forward quickly through an area 挺进；推进 The army pushed (on) towards the capital. 军队向首都挺进。
using hands/arms/body用手／胳膊／身体
switch/button开关；按钮
affect something影响
persuade劝说
work hard辛勤工作
put pressure on somebody施压
new idea/product新主意／产品
sell drugs贩毒
of army军队
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old French pousser, from Latin pulsare ‘to push, beat, pulse’ (see the verb pulse). The early sense was ‘exert force on’, giving rise later to ‘make a strenuous effort, endeavour’.
Idioms
be pushing 40, 50, etc.
- (informal)
to be nearly 40, 50, etc. years old 接近 40 岁（或 50 岁等）
be pushing up (the) daisies
- (old-fashioned, humorous)
to be dead and buried in the ground 葬入地下；正忙着滋养冢上黄花
press/push the panic button
to react in a sudden or extreme way to something unexpected that has frightened you 惊慌失措；仓促行事；采取紧急行动 The prime minister pressed the panic button yesterday as Britain’s economy plunged deeper into crisis. 随着英国经济陷入更深的危机，首相昨天按下了紧急按钮。
push all the (right) buttons
(also press all the (right) buttons especially in British English)
- (informal)
to do exactly the right things to please somebody 做得面面俱到以讨好人 a new satirical comedy show that pushes all the right buttons 一出新的极尽搞笑之能事的讽刺喜剧
push the boat out
- (British English, informal)
to spend a lot of money on enjoying yourself or celebrating something 挥霍享乐；铺张庆贺
push the boundaries/limits
to attempt to go beyond what is allowed or thought to be possible 超越界线；突破 We aim to push the boundaries of what we can achieve. 我们的目标是超越我们所能达到的极限。 She pushes her physical limits through various endurance challenges. 她通过各种耐力挑战来突破自己的身体极限。
push the envelope
push your luck | push it/things
- (informal)
to take a risk because you have successfully avoided problems in the past （由于过去的成功过关）再冒一次险，继续碰运气
push somebody over/to the edge
to force somebody to lose control of their behaviour, usually after a particular event or series of events 推动；促使（达到某程度或状态） No one knows exactly what caused his breakdown, but losing his job may have pushed him over the edge. 没有人确切地知道是什么导致了他的崩溃，但是失业可能已经把他推到了边缘。
push/press the panic button
to react in a sudden or extreme way to something unexpected that has frightened you 惊慌失措；仓促行事；采取紧急行动 The prime minister pushed the panic button yesterday as Britain's economy plunged deeper into crisis. 随着英国经济陷入更深的危机，首相昨天按下了紧急按钮。
push something to the back of your mind