Shove



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.推挤, 猛推
• ［英］ v.推挤, 猛推 ( to move something by using force)
• ［记］ 注意不要和shovel ( 铁锹) 相混
• ［例］ Police shoved the playwright and his wife into a van.

Webster Collegiate

I. verb (shoved; shoving)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scūfan to thrust away; akin to Old High German scioban to push and probably to Lithuanian skubti to hurry
• Date: before 12th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to push along
  • 2. to push or put in a rough, careless, or hasty manner ; thrust
  • 3. to force by other than physical means ; compel <shove a bill through the legislature>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to move by forcing a way <bargain hunters shoving up to the counter>
  • 2.
    • a. to move something by exerting force
    • b. leave — usually used with off<shoved off for home>
• ? shover noun

II. noun

• Date: 14th century
• an act or instance of shoving ; a forcible push

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