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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？
咄咄逼人的；爱出风头的
pushiest — superlative of pushy
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咄咄逼人的；爱出风头的
overly assertive or aggressive in trying to get what one wants
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？
过于自信、大胆或坚决；进取心过强。
Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
具有侵略性雄心、活力和主动性的
marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
My friend is so pushy that she kept calling me to join her gym even after I said no.
我朋友太咄咄逼人了，我拒绝后她还一直打电话让我加入她的健身房。
The new manager got pushier each week, and soon everyone avoided talking to her.
新来的经理一周比一周更咄咄逼人，很快大家都不愿和她说话了。
Of all the ticket sellers, he was the pushiest, stepping in front of people to get their attention.
在所有售票员中，他是最咄咄逼人的，会站到别人面前来引起注意。
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 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。
表示在某事上过于积极或强求，about 后接名词或动名词。
She is always pushy about getting a promotion.
她总是急于得到晋升，显得咄咄逼人。
Not this
Don't pushy your opinion on others.
Use this
Don't push your opinion on others.
pushy 是形容词，不能用作动词；表示“强加／逼迫”时应用动词 push。
Not this
She is very pushy, so she deserved the promotion.
Use this
She is very ambitious, so she deserved the promotion.
pushy 含贬义，指“咄咄逼人、爱出风头”；表达褒义的“有上进心、有抱负”应使用 ambitious。
Not this
My manager is too pushy on us to finish early.
Use this
My manager is too pushy with us to finish early.
表示“对某人强求、纠缠”时，pushy 后应搭配介词 with，构成 be pushy with somebody；用 on 为错误搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
咄咄逼人的做法
A pushy approach rarely works in negotiations.
在谈判中咄咄逼人的做法很少奏效。
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联想 push（推）：有人不停地推你、逼你，pushy 就是咄咄逼人、爱出风头。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.