propel, push, shove, thrust

名詞 push:

1. the act of applying force in order to move something away
   同義詞：pushing
2. the force used in pushing
   同義詞：thrust
3. enterprising or ambitious drive
   同義詞：energy, get-up-and-go
4. an electrical switch operated by pressing
   同義詞：push button, button
5. an effort to advance

動(dòng)詞 push:

1. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"
   同義詞：force
2. press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
   同義詞：bear on
3. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
   同義詞：advertise, advertize, promote
4. strive and make an effort to reach a goal
   同義詞：tug, labor, labour, drive
5. press against forcefully without moving
6. approach a certain age or speed
   同義詞：crowd
7. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
   同義詞：crusade, fight, press, campaign, agitate
8. sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
9. move strenuously and with effort
10. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
    同義詞：press

1. You may stop the machine by pushing this button.
   你按下這個(gè)按鈕就可以關(guān)機(jī)。
2. He pushed his way to the front of the crowd.
   他擠到了人群的前面。
3. He pushed her into making a decision.
   他催促她做出決定。

push

v.（動(dòng)詞）
pushed,push.ing,push.es
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To apply pressure against for the purpose of moving:
推動(dòng)：為了達(dá)到移動(dòng)某物的目的而在某物上施加壓力：
例句：
push a shopping cart through the aisles of a market.
在超級(jí)市場(chǎng)的通道里推著一輛購(gòu)物車

To move (an object) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove.
推開(kāi)，擠開(kāi)：為移動(dòng)（某物體）而對(duì)其施加力量；猛推或擠
To force (one`s way):
強(qiáng)行（闖入成擠出）：
例句：
We pushed our way through the crowd.
我們擠出人群

To urge forward or urge insistently; pressure:
強(qiáng)迫，逼迫：向前推動(dòng)或不斷鞭策；迫使：
例句：
push a child to study harder.
鞭策這孩子更努力地學(xué)習(xí)

To bear hard upon; press.
使痛苦不堪：對(duì)某人施加困難；逼迫
To exert downward pressure on (a button or keyboard, for example); press.
按，壓下：在（按鈕或鍵盤上）施加向下的壓力；壓，按
To extend or enlarge:
擴(kuò)展，擴(kuò)張：擴(kuò)充或擴(kuò)大：
例句：
push society past the frontier.
將社團(tuán)組織擴(kuò)大到邊境地區(qū)

Slang
【俚語(yǔ)】
To promote or sell (a product):
宣傳促銷：促銷或出售產(chǎn)品：
例句：
The author pushed her latest book by making appearances in bookstores.
作者通過(guò)在書店與讀者直接見(jiàn)面的方式來(lái)推銷他的最新作品

To sell (a narcotic) illegally:
非法販賣（麻藥）：
例句：
push drugs.
販毒

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To exert outward pressure or force against something.
推，擠：從外部對(duì)某物施加壓力或力量
To advance despite difficulty or opposition; press forward.
奮勇向前：排除困難或反對(duì)而前進(jìn)；推行
To expend great or vigorous effort.
努力：耗費(fèi)巨大的或充滿活力的努力
n.（名詞）
The act of pushing; thrust:
推：推的動(dòng)作；猛推：
例句：
gave the door a swift push.
敏捷的推開(kāi)門

A vigorous or insistent effort toward an end; a drive:
持續(xù)的努力，驅(qū)策力：精力充沛或持久的朝著目標(biāo)的努力；動(dòng)力：
例句：
a push to democracy.
為了實(shí)現(xiàn)民主而努力

A provocation to action; a stimulus.
激勵(lì)，刺激：某種行動(dòng)的刺激；激勵(lì)
Informal Persevering energy; enterprise.
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 不屈不撓，進(jìn)取心：不屈不撓的精神；進(jìn)取心

<常用詞組>push around 【非正式用語(yǔ)】
To treat or threaten to treat roughly; intimidate.
粗暴對(duì)待，脅迫：粗暴地對(duì)待或威脅要粗暴地對(duì)待；恐嚇，威脅
push off 【非正式用語(yǔ)】
To set out; depart:
出發(fā)，啟程：離開(kāi)；離去：
例句：
The infantry patrol pushed off before dawn.
巡邏隊(duì)于黎明前離去了

push on
To continue or proceed along one`s way:
繼續(xù)前進(jìn)：沿著某人的路繼續(xù)或前進(jìn)：
例句：
The path was barely visible, but we pushed on.
幾乎看不見(jiàn)路了，但是我們繼續(xù)前進(jìn)

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>push paper【非正式用語(yǔ)】
To have one`s time taken up by administrative, often seemingly petty, paperwork:
做瑣碎的工作：把時(shí)間花在行政性的、經(jīng)?？雌饋?lái)是瑣碎的文字工作上：
例句：
She spent the afternoon pushing paper for her boss.
她用了整個(gè)下午的時(shí)間為她的老板整理文字材料

when push comes to shove 或
if push comes to shove
At a point when or if all else has been taken into account and matters must be confronted, one way or another:
在緊要關(guān)頭：在如果或當(dāng)任何其他因素都被考慮到了和所有事實(shí)都必需面對(duì)的時(shí)刻，不是以這種方式就是另一種方式：
例句：
.We extol the virtues of motherhood and bestow praise on the self-sacrificing homemaker but when push comes to shove, we give her little recognition for what she does.(Los Angeles Times)
.我們贊美母性的美德和有自我犧牲精神的主婦們，但是當(dāng)形勢(shì)十分緊要的時(shí)刻，我們對(duì)她的所作所為卻沒(méi)有給予承認(rèn)和認(rèn)可.(洛杉磯時(shí)報(bào))

來(lái)源：
Middle English pusshen
中古英語(yǔ) pusshen
from Old French poulser, pousser
源自 古法語(yǔ) poulser, pousser
from Latin puls3re [frequentative of] pellere [to strike, push] * see pel- 5
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) puls3re [] pellere的重復(fù)動(dòng)詞 [打擊，推] *參見(jiàn) pel- 5

<參考詞匯><同義詞>push,propel,shove,thrustThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to press against something in order to move it forward or aside.:
這些動(dòng)詞共有的中心意思是.對(duì)某物施加壓力從而把它移動(dòng)或移開(kāi)：：
例句：
push a baby carriage;
推嬰兒車；

例句：
wind propelling a sailboat;
帆船乘風(fēng)前進(jìn)；

例句：
shove a tray across a table;
把盤子推到桌子另一邊；

例句：
thrust the package into her hand. See also Synonyms at campaign pull
把包裹塞到她的手里 參見(jiàn)同義詞 campaignpull