find out about or be
involved in sth M il.
2C,
JA^ ) : [VN] to pursue legal action jttfritti& 0 We have decided not to
pursue the matter.
&
# ^ o
[also
V speech] 3 [VN] to follow or chase sb/sth, especially in order to
catch them iiil; ;
iil£E: She left the theatre,
hotly pursued by the press, jttfc $ id # ii 7 7 <> o Police pursued the car
at
highspeed, wmnm&mmn^o pursuer /pa'sjuia(r); NAmE par'su:-/ noun a person who is
following or chasing sb MS#; ii##; MM# pursuit /pa'sjuit; NAmE par'surt/ noun 1 [u] - of sth the act of looking for
or trying to find sth iUft; : the
pursuit of happiness/knowledge/profit iR. /
o She travelled the
world in pursuit of
her
dreams. M^ejSIXT, 2
[U] the act of
following or chasing sb ij| £E; {El :
We
drove
away with two police cars in pursuit (= following), fled o/ galloped off on
my horse with Rosie in hot pursuit (= following quickly behind). 3 [C, usually
pi.]
something that you give your time and energy to, that you do as a hobby ^ ik ; M
ift ; M EEd hobby, pastime :
outdoor.Aeisure/artistic
pursuits A /h tS
puru lent /'pjuaralant; NAmE 'pjur-/ adj. (medical Eg) containing or producing pus ft: a purulent discharge
from the wound AMA P A'ftrL&WM purvey /pa'vei; NAmE par'vei/ verb [VN] (formal) to supply food, services
or information to people
m (nm&tnM)
pur-vey-or /pa'veia(r); NAmE par'v-/ noun (formal) a person or company that
supplies sth Hitt#;
purview /'p3:vju:; NAmE 'p3:rv-/ noun [U] fT»T71 within/ outside the purview of
sth (formal) within the limits of what a
person, an organization, etc. is responsible for; dealt with by a document,
law, etc. |E ( 7AfdcM£R^ M ) ) fEfflrt
pus /pas/ noun [U] a thick yellowish or greenish
liquid that is produced in an infected wound M push O-w /puj/ verb, noun u verb
►
USING HANDS/ARMS/BODY 1 [often
+adv./prep.] to use your hands, arms
or body in order to make sb/sth move forward or away from you; to move part of
your body into a particular position Hz# ( Al£
) ; &0] ( ) : [V] We pushed and pushed
but
the piano wouldn't move.
& 0] H
7 X H, fS il ^—4fj 7 zjja o Push
hard when I tell you to. ^niJiftHN', gfj H« 0 She pushed at the door
but it wouldn’t budge. fftHTHH, 0 You push and I’ll pull. jfo
H,
|£H.0 0 [VN] He walked slowly up
the hill pushing his bike, fftHU g ftill 0 o She pushed the cup
towards me. 0 He pushed his chair
back and stood up. o He
tried to kiss her but she
pushed him away. fftM^M, {& MIEfftHJfTo 0
She
pushed her face towards him. MIE j&i#iS7'ffto 0
[VN-ADJ] I pushed the door
open. f£H?f
T
H o 2 [+adv./prep.] to use force to move
past sb/sth using your hands, arms, etc. Hitt ( iil&
) ; [V]
The fans pushed against the barrier. ^I||]iitlli0
o People
were pushing and
shoving to get to the front. ACIHH$SI&, 0[VN ] Try and push your
way through the crowd. iit^/AA^A^rMAo
►
AFFECT STH ^B|b] 3 [VN +adv./prep.] to affect sth so that it reaches
a particular level or state H^fr;
) : This development could
push the country into recession, &7frff R "Tt^SI AM&o 0 The
rise in interest rates
will push prices up.
►
SWITCH/BUTTON Jf A ; ® M 4 [VN] to press a switch, button,
etc., for example in order to make a machine start working H; M: I pushed the button
for the top floor. fSgcTIiJMMltt&Mo
►
PERSUADE /A t# 5 ~ sb (into sth/into doing sth) | ~ sb (to
do sth) to persuade or encourage sb to do sth that they may
not want to do i#JH; %)]ft?; &C^J: [VN] My
teacher pushed me into
entering the competition.
| 1611
o 0
[VN to inf] No one pushed you to take the job, did they? *17*1?
►
WORK HARD 7fKjX# 6 [VN] to make sb work
hard fd H; # IS: The music teacher really pushes her
pupils.
0 Lucy should push herself a little
harder. i
►
PUT PRESSURE ON SB S&B 7 [VN] (informal) to put pressure on
sb and make them angry or upset iifll •••
( M 7 ) : Her parents are very tolerant, but some
times she pushes them too far.
►
NEW IDEA/PRODUCT fr±;t
/ A on 8 [VN] (informal) to try hard to
persuade people to accept or agree with a new idea, buy a new product, etc. A @
*§:; HU: The interview gave him a chance to push
his latest movie. &
0 She didn’t want to push the point any further at that moment. ^ 0tM7M
►
SELL DRUGS B&fg 9 [VN] (informal) to sell illegal drugs
►
OF ARMY % [A 10 [V +adv./prep.] to move forward
quickly through an area Hitt; Hitt: The army pushed (on) towards the capital. //PAlttlftPHitto
ITiTTl be .pushing ‘40, '50, etc. (informal) to be nearly 40, 50,
etc. years old itt 40 ^ 50 ^ ^ ) be
.pushing
up (the) 'daisies (old-fashioned, humorous) to be dead and in a
grave PAifeT; push the boat out (BrE, informal) to spend a lot of money
on enjoying yourself or celebrating sth W ® ^ fa ', ES23 splash
out 'push the
envelope
(informal) to go beyond the limits of what is allowed
or thought to be possible : He is a
performer who consistently pushes the envelope of TV comedy.
Mo
push your
luck |
push
it/things (informal) to take a risk
because you have successfully avoided problems in the past (
&XittA$JJ$#JittA ) IX
|%,
^ H it is H : You didn’t get caught last time, but don’t push
your luck! X&'&Hilft,
^7 ! push sth to the back of your mind to try to forget about
sth unpleasant ) ;
H
• • • A l>J J® Is: I tried to push the thought to the back of
my mind. — more
at button n.,
panic button push sb a'bout/a'round to give
orders to sb in a rude or
unpleasant way \f
f]f .push a'head/'forward (with sth)
to
continue with a plan in a determined way it^Hfi1 ( i+$] ) : The government is pushing ahead
with its electoral reforms. .push sth~'aside
to avoid thinking about
sth 7#ft;
7AM: He pushed
aside the feelings of fear. {& HE 7 S tH
0 .push
sth back to
make the time or date of a meeting, etc. later than originally planned H ifi; M iS: The start of the game was pushed
back from
sth to
repeatedly ask for sth or try to make sth happen because you think it is very
important ( fM^A ) BLM. lc • • •: The pressure group is pushing for a
ban on GMfoods.
0 I’m going to have to push you for
an answer. 1^7# .push 'forward to continue moving or
travelling somewhere, especially when it is a long distance or difficult gg ^
ftf jtt ; & ^ ^ # .push yourself/sb 'forward to make other people
think about and notice you or sb else {£31 A&S;
She
had to push herself forward to get a promotion. m>*mL .push 'in (BrE) (NAmE
.cut
'in) to
go in front of other people who are waiting ftnllJL; ISfA .push 'off 1 (BrE, informal) used to tell sb
rudely to go away ; — i& A : Hey, what are you doing? Push off! «, M jf ! 2 to move
away from land in a boat,
or from the side of a swimming pool, etc.
.push
'on to
continue with a journey or an activity ^ ^Mittl^ittftfiS^): We rested for a while then pushed on
to the next camp. f£CI jAH7 —
^711:1ft3itto
.push
sb-+'out to
make sb leave a place or an organization MM', .push sb/sth<-'out