n (1)推 (act of pushing) [C]： Give the gate a (hard)～and it will open. (使劲)推一下那个门，它就会打开。open the door with/at one～一下把门推开;give the car a～to get it started 推一下汽车使它起动;His car needed a～to get started. 他的汽车需要推一下才能发动起来。John gave the man a～and knocked him down. 约翰推了那人一下并把他打倒。〖反〗pull;
 (2)推进，进攻(planned advance; large-scale attack by an army in the course of a war) [C]： (enemy) make a～on the western front (敌人)在西线发动猛攻;The army's～into enemy territory was successful. 军队成功地推进到敌方的领土。
 (3)干劲，动力 (strong desire to do sth， esp to succeed; drive) [U](infml)： a man with a lot of～干劲足的人;She has plenty of～. 她干劲很足。I don't think he has enough～to be successful in business/do well in his job. 我认为他没有做好生意/做好自己工作的足够动力。〖同〗energy;
 at a push 如果不得不 (infml)(尤BrE)： We can afford the rent at a～. 如果必须付房租，我们付得起。
 give sb/get the push 1)(被)解雇 (尤BrE)(infml)： He was the manager of that firm but he got the～. 他原是那个公司的经理，但被解雇了。2)断绝与某人的关系(尤BrE)(infml)： She has given her boyfriend the～. 她与男朋友断绝了关系。
 if/until/when it comes to the push 如果情况所迫： We really need three people in order to do this job well， but we could do it with two if it comes to the～. 要把这件事做好我们实际需要三个人， 但是如果情况所迫，两个人也行。
 →′push-start v & n 推(机动车)使其起动;
 v (1) 1)推 (press (against sth) in order to (try to) move it away from oneself) [I， T+n， T+n+prep， C+n+adj]： You～while I pull. 你推我拉。Stop～ing at the back. 别从后面推。We～ed with all our strength. 我们全力以赴地推。He～ed in vain. 他白费劲没推动。He～ed the rock， but it wouldn't budge. 他推了一下那石块，但它纹丝不动。～the table against the wall 将桌子推到墙边;～sb away/out of the room 推开某人/将某人推出房间;～the glass across to sb/the baby carriage up the hill/the stool under the table 把玻璃杯推给某人/婴儿车推上坡/凳子推到桌子下面;～a problem to the back of one's mind (fig) 把问题推到脑后;～the door open/shut 推开/上门;〖同〗press，move; 〖反〗pull; 2)向前挤(推进) (make one's way by using force) [I+prep， I+adv， T+n+adv， T+n+prep]： The celebrity～ed past the reporters and got into his car. 那位名人从记者中间挤过去钻进他的汽车。The rude fellow～ed past (me). 那粗鲁的家伙(从我身边)挤了过去。He～ed himself to the front of the crowd. 他挤到人群的前面。～forward 挤向前去;～(one's way) through (the crowd) 挤过(人群)去;〖同〗press，shove，shoulder;
 (2)按(按钮等) (put pressure on (a knob， button， etc)͵ press) [I+prep(on/against)， T+n]： You have to～on the handle to turn it; it's very stiff. 你得使劲按压把手才能转动它;它很不灵活。～hard against the door with one's shoulder 用自己的肩膀使劲顶门;～the red button (to stop the eleva-tor)/the doorbell 按红色的按钮(以使电梯停下)/门铃;I～ed the button and the lights came on. 我按了按钮，灯亮了。〖同〗press;
 (3) 1)强迫，督(敦)促 (force sb to do sth; drive or urge) [T+n， T+n+prep， C+n+to-inf](infml)： Some parents are inclined to～their children. 某些家长喜欢强迫自己的孩子。If my teacher hadn't～ed me I would never have passed the examination. 如果我的老师不督促我，我永远也不会通过考试。～sb to the verge of suicide 迫使某人走向自杀的边缘;～sb into applying for the job/going to university 强迫某人申请那份工作/上大学;～sb hard to take up science 敦促某人学习理科;Tony had to～himself to go on doing such dull work. 托尼不得不强迫自己继续干如此乏味的工作。We always have to～him to do his homework. 我们总是得督促他做功课。～sb to become a doctor/a teacher 督促某人成为医生/教师;〖同〗urge， encourage， move， compel， force， drive; 2)催促，逼使 (try to obtain sth from sb by putting pressure on him) [T+n+prep(for)]：～sb for payment of debt/a quick decision/(an) answer 催某人还债/迅速作决定/回答;They are～ing for electoral reform. 他们敦促进行选举改革。〖同〗urge，encourage;
 (4)推销(promote or try to sell; force sb or sth on the notice of others， as a means of success) [T+n](infml)：～a new product/one's goods to win sales 推销新产品/商品以促进销售;He doesn't～his ideas enough. 他对自己的想法宣传不够。He～ed his plans cleverly. 他很聪明地宣传自己的计划。Unless you～your claims you'll get no satisfaction. 除非你坚持要求，否则你不会得到赔偿。〖同〗promote，publicize;
 (5)卖(违禁药品，毒品) (sell (unlawful drugs) to drug-users)[T+n](infml)： arrest sb for～ing heroin 因贩卖海洛因而逮捕某人;
 be pushed for sth 缺少，……不足(infml)： The universities are becoming increasingly～ed for money， and cannot employ any new teachers. 这所大学越来越资金不足，因而不能聘用新教师。be～ed for time 时间不足;
 push the boat out 纵情享乐，不惜费用地庆贺 (infml)： I really～ed the boat out last Saturday. I had a lot to drink and woke up the following day with a bad headache. 上星期六我纵情享乐了一番，喝了很多酒，第二天早上醒来头痛得厉害。
 push one's luck 轻率地冒险 (infml)： You didn't get caught last time， but don't～your luck! 你上次没有被抓住，但你不能再冒险了!
 push up (the) daisies 进棺材，死 (infml)： He has been～ing up the daisies for years now. 他已经死了好几年了。
 push about/around (v adv) 对某人发号施令(vt)： I'm not going to be～ed around by you or anybody! 我不会再听你或任何人的支使了!
 push ahead/forward/on (v adv) 继续前进，赶路(vi)： If we～ahead， we can get home before dark. 如果我们继续前进，天黑前能到家。
 push ahead/forward/on (with) (v adv) 坚决地进行下去(vi)： We're～ing forward with our plan to complete an inner ring road. 我们正在努力实施建成内环路的计划。
 push along (v adv) 离开，走 (vi) (infml)： I'm afraid it's time I was～ing along. 恐怕我该走了。
 push forward (v adv) 使……注意(考虑) (vt)： The newspaper report has certainly～ed the idea forward. 报纸的报道肯定已经使人们注意这种想法了。
 push off (v adv) 1)(尤用作不礼貌的呵斥)走开(vi)： What are you doing here? P～off at once! 你在这儿干什么?马上走开!2)使(船等)离开，离开(vi & vt)： When he gave the command， everybody～ed off together. 他一声令下，大家一起把船划离岸边。
 push over (v adv) 使倒(翻)掉(vt)： One or two tables were～ed over in the scramble. 混乱中，有一两张桌子被打翻了。
 push through 使通过(被接受)(vt)： We're trying to～the legislation through before the Christmas recess. 我们正在尽力使这项立法在圣诞节休会前通过。
 push up (v adv) 使(物价等)上升(vt)： The wage increase～ed up prices. 工资增加使物价上涨。
 →′pusher n 爱占便宜的人;贩卖毒品的人;′pushing adj 接近某一年龄的;′pushy adj 有进取心的，有冲劲的;爱干涉的;′push-bike n 脚踏自行车;′push-button adj按钮式的;′push-cart n 手推车;′push-chair n 婴儿推车;push-over n 容易做成的事;容易击败的对手;易被说服的人;͵push-′pull adj (电气设备)推拉式的;′push-up n 俯卧撑