shove
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shove1 /ʃʌv/ ●○○ verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]PUSH to push someone or something in a rough or careless way, using your hands or shoulders 〔用手或肩〕推,推挤,推撞 He shoved her towards the car. 他推着她走向汽车。
Everyone was pushing and shoving to see the prince. 大家都推着挤着要看王子。
► see thesaurus at push 2 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]PUT to put something somewhere carelessly or without thinking much 随便放置,乱放〔某物〕 Tidying the room seems to mean shoving everything under the bed! 整理房间好像就是把所有东西往床底下一塞就算完事了!
He shoved his hands into his pockets. 他把双手插进口袋里。
► see thesaurus at put 3 [transitiveT] spoken used to tell someone in a very impolite way that you do not want something 去他的…,让…见鬼〔非常无礼地表示拒绝〕 They can take their three cents an hour raise and shove it. 去他们的每小时涨三美分。
4 shove off phrasal verbphr v a) British EnglishBrE spokenLEAVE A PLACE used to tell someone rudely or angrily to go away 滚,滚开 Shove off! I’m busy. 滚开! 我忙着呢。
5 shove up/over phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE spoken to move along on a seat to make space for someone else 〔在座位上〕挪动身子〔给别人腾出地方〕 Shove up, mate, there’s no room to sit down here. 朋友,挪过去一点,这里坐不下了。
→ when/if push comes to shove at push2(6) pushing and shoving• Geary points out that, by this stage, picket-line behaviour had evolved into a ritualised pushing and shoving.• With some pushing and shoving and much hilarity we changed and appeared in reasonably good order for our ten minute rehearsal time.• There was much pushing and shoving and shouting and waving as the passengers at last began to disembark.• There was a confusion of bodies, a wave of pushing and shoving as the crowd recoiled.• People were pushing and shoving at the barriers to get a better view.• The policemen exchanged glances; then he pushing and shoving began: You first.• He did it without pushing and shoving but with competent authority.• Guests rose from their seats, men pushing and shoving each other.• With a bit of pushing and shoving they finally helped Simon Morris over for their first try. shove it• The food dribbled out and she had to scoop it off his chin and shove it back in.• He shoved it back into the box and snapped down the lid viciously.• Where Ken wanted to jolly the world along, Bernard wanted to push it and shove it for its own good.• Oh, shove it in me, way up!• He shoved it into his mouth, stuffed the fingers in and then the head.• Then I made a fist-sized roll of the rest and shoved it into my deepest pocket.• My sleeping bag's on the floor, and I shove it on the bed quick.• So Gloria had shoved it out of the way under the bed. shove2 noun [countableC] 1 PUSHa strong push 猛推 Give the door a good shove. 把门使劲推一下。
Give ... shove• As he passed Liam, still asleep, he gave him a shove and sent him sprawling into the gravel.• I nodded to Keith and gave Thorpey a shove.• Rawlins gave him a shove to make room; he turned and snarled. Origin shove1 Old English scufan “to push away”