(used with an adverb or a preposition 与副词或介词连用) to affect sth so that it reaches a particular level or state 推动,促使(达到某程度或状态)◆The rise in interest rates will push prices up. 利率的上升将推动价格上涨。◆Higher oil prices have pushed the economy into recession. 油价的上涨使经济陷入衰退。
() to try hard to persuade people to buy sth 推销◆It's up to the sales team to go out and push the product. 销售团队有责任出去推销产品。
to try hard to persuade people to accept an idea or argument 力劝…接受◆No one pushed you to take the job, did they? 没人逼着你接受这份工作,对不对?
to make sb or yourself work hard 鞭策;督促◆Jack should push himself a little harder. 杰克应该鞭策自己更努力些。◆He had a reputation for pushing his teams to the limit. 他总要将其团队逼到极限,因此颇有些名声。
●be pushed for ˈtime () to have too little time to do sth 感到时间紧迫●push the ˈenvelope () () to do more than is usually considered possible 打破极限;突破极限◆The company has a reputation for pushing the envelope of computer technology. 这家公司以突破计算机技术的极限而着称。 ●ˌpush aˈhead/ˈforward with sthto continue with a plan in a determined way 毅然推行(计划)◆The government is pushing ahead with the sale of state-owned enterprises. 政府正坚定地推进国有企业出售。●ˌpush sth ˈbackto make the time or date of a meeting, etc. later than originally planned 推迟;延迟◆The launch of the campaign has been pushed back until next spring. 这项活动已推迟到明年春天启动。SYNpostpone ●ˈpush for sth●ˈpush sb for sthto repeatedly ask for sth or try to make sth happen because you think it is very important 不断要求;争取;催促◆The pressure group is pushing for a ban on GM foods. 压力集团正强烈要求禁止转基因食品。SYNpress ●ˌpush sb ˈoutto make sb leave an organization 开除◆Richards was pushed out as president after about a year. 大约一年之後,理查德兹被赶下了总裁的宝座。●ˌpush sth ˈoutto produce sth in large quantities 大量生产◆The factory pushes out up to 20 000 PCs each day. 这家工厂日产个人电脑达 2 万台。