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give sth a push
表示一次性、短促的推的动作，名词常用单数。
She gave the door a push, and it opened.
她推了一下门，门就开了。
推；推动；推力
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推；推动；推力
An act of applying force to move something, or the force used in pushing.
She gave the door a push, and it opened.
她推了一下门，门就开了。
短促定向的施力；推
A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
施力使物体移开的行为
the act of applying force in order to move something away
绷紧腹肌以排出内容物的动作
An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
推力
the force used in pushing
He gave the door a hard push to open it.
他用力推了一下门，把它打开了。
AI contextual example
The car needed a push to get up the hill.
这辆车需要推一下才能上坡。
AI contextual example
She has the push to succeed in her career.
她有在事业上取得成功的干劲。
AI contextual example
he gave the door a hard push
他用力推了一下门
WordNet
表示一次性、短促的推的动作，名词常用单数。
She gave the door a push, and it opened.
她推了一下门，门就开了。
这里的push表示“努力、攻势”，常与make搭配。
They made a push to finish the report by Friday.
他们努力在周五前完成报告。
固定短语，表示操作非常简便。
The whole system shuts down at the push of a button.
只需按一下按钮，整个系统就会关闭。
表示帮助或鼓励某人朝正确方向前进。
Her advice gave me a push in the right direction.
她的建议给了我正确的指引。
Not this
Please give the door push.
Use this
Please give the door a push.
push 作可数名词时，前面需要不定冠词 a；give sb/sth a push 是固定搭配，表示“推一下”。中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉 a。
Not this
I will do a push to finish the work today.
Use this
I will make a push to finish the work today.
表示“努力、尝试”时，push 与 make 搭配（make a push），而不是 do；do a push 不是表达这个意思的常用搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
推一下
He gave the door a gentle push to open it.
他轻轻推了一下门，门开了。
轻轻一推
With a gentle push, the swing started moving.
轻轻一推，秋千开始晃动。
推拉
The drawer works on a push and pull mechanism.
这个抽屉采用推拉机制。
额外的推动力
She needed an extra push to finish the project on time.
她需要额外的推动力才能按时完成项目。
最后的冲刺
The team made a final push to meet the deadline.
团队做了最后的冲刺以赶上截止日期。
紧要关头；迫不得已时
When push comes to shove, he always supports his family.
在紧要关头，他总是支持他的家人。
不得已时；在紧要关头
I can finish the report by Friday at a push.
迫不得已的话，我可以在周五前完成报告。
解雇某人；与某人断绝关系
The company gave him the push after the scandal.
丑闻发生后，公司解雇了他。
推得真好
From the 1987 hit song 'Push It' by Salt-N-Pepa
来自1987年Salt-N-Pepa的热门歌曲《Push It》
我想推你
From the 1996 song 'Push' by Matchbox Twenty about relationship struggles
来自1996年Matchbox Twenty关于关系挣扎的歌曲《Push》
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想象用手推一辆卡住的购物车，用尽全力——这就是push（推；推力）。
物理推力（中性，常见于日常动作、机械操作）或比喻的进取心（中性，多用于职场、个人发展语境）
The words 'bush' and 'shush' rhyme with 'push' (same /ʊʃ/ sound). Other words ending in -ush (crush, flush, rush, slush) have the /ʌʃ/ sound, making them lookalikes but not true rhymes.
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