vt.

1. 推；推動，推進
   He pushed open the library door.

   他推開了圖書館的門。

2. 擠出（路）前進[O]
3. 逼迫；催促，促使[O][O2][（+into）]
   She pushed her son to pursue an academic career.

   她督促兒子從事學術。

4. 推銷（商品）；提攜（某人）
5. 【俚】販賣（毒品）
6. 擴展，擴大，增加
   Alexander pushed his conquests still farther east.

   亞歷山大將他所征服的地區擴展到更遠的東方。

7. 伸出，使突出

vi.

1. 推；推開
2. 推進；向前擠[Q]
   Our troops pushed northward.

   我軍向北推進。

3. 伸展，擴張

n.

1. 推；推進[C]
   He opened the door with one push.

   他一推門就開了。

2. 奮發，努力，奮進[C]
   We must make a push to get the job done.

   我們必須加把勁把這事完成。

3. 衝勁，進取心[U]
4. 攻擊，攻勢；推銷運動[C]
5. 緊迫，緊急關頭[S]

v.

1. exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.
   ▸hold and exert force on (something) so as to cause it to move in front of one.
   ▸move one's body or a part of it forcefully into a specified position.
   ▸ (push off) exert pressure with an oar so as to move a boat out from a bank.
2. move forward by using force.
   ▸ (push in) Brit. go in front of people who are already queuing.
   ▸ (push ahead) proceed with or continue a course of action.
   ▸ (push off) Brit. informal go away; depart.
3. urge (someone) to greater effort.
   ▸ (push for) demand persistently.
4. informal promote the use, sale, or acceptance of.
   ▸sell (a narcotic drug) illegally.
5. (be pushed) informal have very little of something, especially time.
6. (be pushing) informal be nearly (a particular age).

n.

1. an act of pushing.
2. a vigorous effort.
   ▸forcefulness and enterprise.
3. (a push) informal something that is hard to achieve.