形容词勇敢的; 需要勇气的; 华丽的; 漂亮的

及物动词勇敢面对，不怕，不顾

名词勇士; 美洲印第安武士

1. 勇敢的；无畏的
Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.

e.g. He was not brave enough to report the loss of the documents.
他没有勇气报告丢失了文件。
e.g. ...images of brave people risking their lives to aid others.
冒着生命危险去帮助他人的勇士们的形象

及物/不及物动词推，推动

及物动词按; 推动，增加; 对…施加压力，逼迫; 说服

名词推，决心; 大规模攻势; 矢志的追求

不及物动词推进; 增加; 努力争取

1. 推；搡；推开
When you push something, you use force to make it move away from you or away from its previous position.

e.g. The woman pushed back her chair and stood up...
那女人把椅子往后一推站了起来。
e.g. They pushed him into the car.
他们把他推进了车里。

2. 用力挤过
If you push through things that are blocking your way or push your way through them, you use force in order to move past them.

e.g. I pushed through the crowds and on to the escalator...
我挤出人群，踏上了自动扶梯。
e.g. Dix pushed forward carrying a glass...
迪克斯拿着杯子往前挤。

3. （部队）开进，挺进
If an army pushes into a country or area that it is attacking or invading, it moves further into it.

e.g. One detachment pushed into the eastern suburbs towards the airfield...
一支小分队开进了东部郊区向飞机场挺进。
e.g. The army may push southwards into the Kurdish areas.
军队可能南下向库尔德地区挺进。

4. 推动（增长或降低）
To push a value or amount up or down means to cause it to increase or decrease.

e.g. Any shortage could push up grain prices...
任何一种短缺都会抬高粮食价格。
e.g. The government had done everything it could to push down inflation...
政府已经采取了所有可能的措施来抑制通货膨胀。

5. 推行；推进；使发展
If someone or something pushes an idea or project in a particular direction, they cause it to develop or progress in a particular way.

e.g. We are continuing to push the business forward...
我们正在继续推进业务的发展。
e.g. The government seemed intent on pushing local and central government in opposite directions.
政府似乎一心想让地方政府和中央政府背道而驰。

6. 鼓励；督促；逼迫
If you push someone to do something or push them into doing it, you encourage or force them to do it.

e.g. She thanks her parents for keeping her in school and pushing her to study...
她感谢父母送她上学并督促她学习。
e.g. James did not push her into stealing the money...
詹姆斯没有怂恿她去偷钱。

7. 努力争取；力劝
If you push for something, you try very hard to achieve it or to persuade someone to do it.

e.g. Britain's health experts are pushing for a ban on all cigarette advertising...
英国的健康专家正努力争取取缔任何形式的香烟广告。
e.g. Germany is pushing for direct flights to be established.
德国正在努力争取直飞航班的开通。

8. 力劝接受；极力宣传；推销
If someone pushes an idea, a point, or a product, they try in a forceful way to convince people to accept it or buy it.

e.g. Ministers will push the case for opening the plant...
部长们将极力劝说人们接受开办工厂一事。
e.g. She knew enough about publishing to know that they could push a hundred thousand copies into the bookshops.
关于出版业她非常了解，很清楚他们能够向书店推销10万本书。

9. 贩卖（毒品）
When someone pushes drugs, they sell them illegally.

e.g. She was sent for trial yesterday accused of pushing drugs.
她因被控贩毒昨天被送交法院接受审判。

10. （行为或声明）冒险，走极端
If you say that someone is pushing it, you mean that their actions or claims are rather excessive or risky.

e.g. I think that he was pushing it a bit when he said it was the best stadium in the world.
他说这是世界上最好的体育场，我觉得说得有些过头。

11. see also: pushed;pushing

12. 被解雇；断绝关系
If you get the push or are given the push, you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with.

e.g. Two cabinet ministers also got the push.
两位内阁大臣也被撤职了。

13. to push the boat out - see boat
to push your luck - see luck
if push comes to shove - see shove

相关词组：push aheadpush aroundpush asidepush forwardpush inpush offpush onpush overpush through