MOVE 移动, [I,T] to make someone or something move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc

推; 推动;

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

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。

Philip pushed him towards the door.

菲利普把他往门口推。

I slowly pushed the door open.

我慢慢地把门推开。

BUTTON / SWITCH 按钮/开关, [I,T] 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 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。

TRY TO GET PAST 设法从旁边经过, [I] to use your hands, arms etc to make people or things move, so that you can get past them

挤，推挤:

Don't push. Everyone will get a turn.

别挤，每个人都轮得到。

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。

ENCOURAGE 鼓励, [T] to encourage or force someone to do something or to work hard

鼓励; 敦促; 逼迫:

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

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。

My husband pushed me into leaving the job.

我丈夫硬要我辞了职。

The teachers pushed the students to achieve.

老师们鞭策学生要学有所成。

PERSUADE 劝说, [I,T] to try to persuade people to accept your ideas, opinions etc in order to achieve something

说服，力劝:

The president is trying to push his agenda in Congress.

总统正力劝国会接受自己的议题。

He was pushing hard for welfare reform.

他正努力推行福利改革。

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。

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。

CHANGE 改变, [T always + adv / prep] 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〕:

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

INCREASE / DECREASE 增加/减少, [T always + adv / prep] to increase or decrease an amount, value, or number

增加（减少）〔数量、价值等〕:

Slow sales have pushed down orders.

由于销售不畅，订单减少了。

New technology has pushed the cost of health care even higher.

新技术提高了保健成本。

ARMY 军队, [I always + adv / prep] if an army pushes somewhere, it moves in that direction

挺进，推进:

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。

ADVERTISE 做广告, [T] [informal] to try to sell more of a product by advertising it a lot

〔通过大量广告〕推销〔商品〕:

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。

DRUGS 毒品, [T] [informal] to sell illegal drugs

贩卖〔毒品〕

be pushing 40 / 50 etc, [informal] to be nearly 40, 50 etc years old

将近 40 / 50 岁等

push your luck / push it, [informal] 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

〔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:

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。

push sth out of your mind also push sth to the back of your mind, 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。

push (sb's) buttons, [informal] to make someone feel strong emotions

触动（某人的）强烈情感:

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。

push the boat out, [BrE informal] to spend more money than you usually do, on something special

花大钱，破悭囊:

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！

push the point, 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

push the envelope, [AmE] to do something that is new and that goes beyond the limits of what has already been done in a particular area of activity

创新突破:

ideas that push the envelope of design and construction

开创设计和建筑新境界的观点

be pushing up (the) daisies, [informal] to be dead – used humorously

死〔幽默用法〕

PUSHING MOVEMENT 推的动作, [C] when someone pushes something

推; 按;

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。

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。

EFFORT 努力, [C] 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:

the pre-Christmas advertising push

圣诞节前的广告促销

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。

the push for improved productivity

力争提高生产率

a push to attract new members

吸引新会员的努力

ENCOURAGEMENT 鼓励, [sing.] if someone gives someone else a push, they encourage or persuade them to try something

鼓励; 敦促:

She just needed a gentle push to get her to join in.

只要稍加劝说，就能让她加入。

ARMY 军队, [C] a planned military movement into the area where the enemy is

进攻，挺进:

The army has made another big push into enemy territory.

军队又在敌方领地挺进了一大步。

give sb the push / get the push [BrE informal]

when / if push comes to shove also if it comes to the push, [BrE spoken] if a situation becomes very difficult or action needs to be taken

别无选择时; 需要行动时:

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。

at a push, [informal BrE] if you can do something at a push, it will be difficult, but you will be able to do it

真有必要时，不得已时:

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。

it'll be a push, [BrE spoken] 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〕:

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。