pushy

Word family

push·y /ˈpʊʃi/ adjectiveadj

DETERMINEDsomeone who is pushy does everything they can to get what they want from other people – used to show disapproval 急于求成的，咄咄逼人的，执意强求的〔含贬义〕

a pushy salesman

纠缠不休的推销员

—pushiness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

pushy• A good salesman is polite, enthusiastic, and not too pushy.• It sounds pushy, beginning every sentence with a verb like that.• To them, she appeared an interfering busybody, a pushy incomer meddling with their heritage.• Pushy journalists shouted questions from the crowd.• They are materialistic and pushy, motivated by acquisition, competition, and getting ahead.• Besides, some heads like to lord it over local parents - particularly over the pushy ones.• A person who writes concise e-mail messages may seem impulsive, opportunistic, pushy, overbearing, foolish, or simply rude.• She was very pushy, you know.

Chinese

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Corpus

BNC: 20515 COCA: 18848

pushy adj.
⇨ aggressive 2

BNC: 20515 COCA: 18848

pushy

Determination and ambition: determination, ambition, will...