Word · Frequency #20515
pushiest
咄咄逼人的；爱出风头的
pushiest is the superlative of pushy.
overly assertive or aggressive in trying to get what one wants
- 1.
Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
过于自信、大胆或坚决；进取心过强。
- 2.
marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
具有侵略性雄心、活力和主动性的
过于自信、大胆或坚决；进取心过强。；具有侵略性雄心、活力和主动性的；粗鲁的；固执己见的；好胜而爱出风头的
In use
My friend is so pushy that she kept calling me to join her gym even after I said no.
The new manager got pushier each week, and soon everyone avoided talking to her.
Of all the ticket sellers, he was the pushiest, stepping in front of people to get their attention.
be + pushy
be pushy 表示‘逼人、强求’，常用于口语中为给对方施加压力而委婉道歉。
I don't want to be pushy, but can you decide today?
我不想催你，但你能今天做决定吗？
pushy + noun
pushy 作定语修饰名词，常带有负面含义，指过分强势或纠缠不休。
A pushy salesman tried to make me buy an expensive watch.
一个咄咄逼人的推销员试图让我买一块昂贵的手表。
pushy about + noun/doing sth
Connections
Collocations
- pushy salesperson
- 咄咄逼人的推销员
- The pushy salesperson followed me out of the store.那个咄咄逼人的推销员一路跟着我出了商店。
- pushy parents
- 对子女要求过高的父母
- Pushy parents often pressure their kids to excel at everything.对子女要求过高的父母常常给孩子施加压力，要求他们事事出色。
- pushy behavior
- 咄咄逼人的行为
- His pushy behavior at the meeting annoyed everyone.他在会上咄咄逼人的行为令所有人反感。
- pushy attitude
- 咄咄逼人的态度
- She didn't appreciate his pushy attitude.她不欣赏他咄咄逼人的态度。
- pushy tactics
- 咄咄逼人的推销手段
- The company was criticized for its pushy tactics.该公司因咄咄逼人的销售手段而受到批评。
- pushy approach
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 push（推）：有人不停地推你、逼你，pushy 就是咄咄逼人、爱出风头。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常交谈、职场讨论、批评他人行为 pushy 多用于非正式场合，带有负面评价，指某人过于强势或咄咄逼人。在日常交谈或职场讨论中比较常见于批评或抱怨的语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
bushy and cushy rhyme with pushy (/ˈpʊʃi/), sharing the final '-shy' spelling and /ʃi/ sound. Be careful with busy (/ˈbɪzi/): it looks similar but has a different vowel and consonant. push is the base word but lacks the final /i/, so it does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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