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shoving

UK //ˈʃʌvɪŋ//US //ˈʃʌvɪŋ//

词源

源自古英语 'scūfan'(推),与古诺尔斯语 'skūfa' 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根。

verb

❶ 用力推挤或推搡,通常指用手臂或身体强行移动某人或某物,可能带有粗鲁或急躁的意味。

“People were shoving to get on the crowded bus.”

(人们推挤着想要挤上拥挤的公交车。)

“He kept shoving his way through the crowd.”

(他不断推挤着穿过人群。)

同义词:pushing, jostling, thrusting

常见短语

shoving match — 指双方互相推搡的争执或冲突,通常是非暴力的肢体对抗。

“The argument turned into a shoving match between the two players.”

(争论演变成了两名球员之间的推搡冲突。)